A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who is on hemodialysis. What instruction should the nurse provide to this client regarding protein intake?
A. "Your protein needs will not change, but you may take more fluids."
B. "You will need more protein now, because some protein is lost by dialysis."
C. "You will need less protein, because dialysis makes more amino acids available for use."
D. "Dialysis removes wastes from the body, so it does not matter how much protein you eat."
B
When renal disease has progressed and requires treatment with dialysis, increased protein is re-quired in the diet to compensate for protein losses through dialysis.
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