A client with hypophosphatemia is being discharged. Which activity demonstrated by the client indicates that discharge teaching has been effective?
a. Assessing radial pulse rate and rhythm
b. Interspersing daily activities with periods of rest
c. Selecting foods high in phosphorus and low in calcium
d. Weighing himself or herself correctly at the same time each day
C
Chronic hypophosphatemia can be managed with nutrition therapy. The client needs to increase his or her ingestion of phosphorus and to decrease ingestion of calcium because phosphorus and calcium exist in the blood in a balanced inverse relationship.
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