A nurse is caring for a client with severe cardiovascular disease that has been placed on a 1,500-mL fluid restriction. Which is the most important therapeutic nursing intervention that the nurse should monitor in this client?
A) Calories consumed
B) Appetite at each meal
C) Content of between-meal snacks
D) Fluid intake and output
D
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It is most important to monitor the client's fluid intake and output. Calories consumed, appetite at each meal and content of between-meal snacks are not as important as fluid intake and output.
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