During a 24-hour recall, which will the nurse instruct the patient to do?
1) "Record anything you eat or drink, including water, over the next day."
2) "Condiments and food preparation items should not be recorded."
3) "Bring the labels for the food you eat and we will look at them together."
4) "Weigh yourself three times in the next day."
ANS: 1
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