A patient of childbearing age asks the nurse what the most important thing she can do to improve her nutritional status is. The nurse should suggest that the patient:
1. Ask her doctor if she has iron deficiency anemia; if so, begin treatment.
2. Be physically active every day.
3. Consume low-fat milk products.
4. Choose foods with little salt.
Ask her doctor if she has iron deficiency anemia; if so, begin treatment.
Rationale: According to the National Guidelines Healthy People 2010 Nutritional Objectives, iron deficiency anemia needs to be reduced in females of childbearing age. Although important, being physically active, consuming low-fat milk products, and choosing foods with little salt will not assist with the treatment of iron deficiency anemia.
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