A 79-year-old client has been admitted to a long-term care facility that follows a liberal diet approach. The family is concerned that this will hurt the client due to a long history of high cholesterol and desire a low-cholesterol diet
How might the nurse respond? A) Malnutrition is a greater threat than hypercholesterolemia.
B) The client is too old to worry about it now.
C) The facility does not offer specialized, individual diet options.
D) If the cholesterol hasn't gone down yet, it never will.
A
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The nurse should always show respect to the family. It should be explained to the family that the relationship between high cholesterol and all-cause mortality in older adults is under debate. Because malnutrition is a greater threat, this should be the focus.
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