You are orienting a new nurse to your unit. The new nurse has been assisting an elderly woman who is Greek to fill out her menu for the next day
Where would be a good place for you to send this new nurse to obtain appropriate dietary recommendations for this patient?
A) The food pyramid
B) Nursing resource books
C) Culturally sensitive materials such as the Mediterranean Pyramid
D) The food pagoda
Ans: C
Feedback: Culturally sensitive materials, such as the food pagoda and the Mediterranean Pyramid, are available for making appropriate dietary recommendations. Option A is incorrect because the regular food pyramid is not culturally sensitive; option B is incorrect because nursing resource books do not usually have culturally sensitive dietary specific material; option D is incorrect because the food pagoda would not pertain to someone of Greek ancestry.
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