A nurse is advising a client who is concerned about losing weight. When discussing daily nutritional requirements, the client reports hating vegetables
Which of the following statements best reflects the nurse's understanding of the current recommendations appropriate for this client? 1. "Can you try eating a serving of carrots or spinach either cooked or in a salad daily?"
2. "If you want to maintain a healthy weight, eating vegetables will help tremendously.".
3. "Vegetables are generally low in calories, and should be incorporated in the daily diet.".
4. "Would you consider drinking a vegetable juice in place of whole vegetables?"
"Can you try eating a serving of carrots or spinach either cooked or in a salad daily?"
Rationale: Asking if the client is willing to eat carrots and/or spinach reflects an understanding of the importance of consuming at least one serving of either dark green or orange vegetables daily. This is especially important for a client who is likely to not regularly consume adequate amounts of vegetables, and offers suggestions regarding vegetables the client may identify as being ones he will eat. While the remaining options are not inappropriate, they do not best address the client's need to add vegetables into the daily diet. Encouraging the consumption of vegetables because they are helpful, they are low in calories, or suggesting an alternative to whole vegetables does not directly address the client's reluctance to eat vegetables.
You might also like to view...
Which setting provides greater nurse autonomy and continuity of care and is less costly for insurance companies?
a. Hospice b. Hospitals c. Home health d. Long-term care
The nurse determines that a client has spiritual health when which of the following is assessed?
1. Watching a religious service on the television. 2. Telling her family over the telephone that the diagnosis is bad. 3. Crying while sitting in a chair, alone. 4. Wringing hands and softy repeating "I am not ready to die.".
Desflurane is an example of:
a. an antiemetic. b. an analgesic. c. an inhalational volatile agent used for induction of anaesthesia. d. a long-acting muscle relaxant.
A patient is scheduled for an exploratory laparoscopy. She has been prescribed an anticholinergic agent. Why is it important to administer the anticholinergic agent in the preoperative phase?
A) It will prevent tachycardia. B) It will decrease respiratory secretions. C) It will decrease gastric motility. D) It relaxes the detrusor muscle.