Mrs. Ballentine has been hospitalized for kidney disease and has been prescribed a low-sodium diet. When the nursing assistant brings in her lunch tray, Mrs. Ballentine says "Take that tasteless food away." What should the nursing assistant do?
A. Leave the food at her bedside, in case she gets hungry later in the day.
B. Remove the food and report her refusal to the supervising nurse.
C. Remove the food and say nothing; she has a right to refuse food.
D. Insist that she eat six bites of her entree before taking the tray away.
Answer: B
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