To accurately assess a pregnant patient's food intake, the nurse would:
1. Assess her most recent laboratory values.
2. Ask her to complete a nutritional questionnaire.
3. Observe for signs of hunger.
4. Ask about her cooking facilities.
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Rationale 1: Laboratory values and clinical signs of malnutrition provide information on the nutritional status of the patient, but do not indicate what foods she has eaten.
Rationale 2: A nutritional questionnaire is the only method listed that assesses the patient's food intake.
Rationale 3: Hunger alone is not an adequate indicator of nutritional status.
Rationale 4: Cooking facilities are not related to food intake.
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