One method for the nurse to assess if there is sufficient dietary fiber in a client's diet would be to:
1. Recommend the addition of refined flour products. 2. Avoid plant based proteins. 3. Closely monitor weight gain or loss. 4. Conduct a brief diet history of plant-based foods.
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Rationale: Recommendations of dietary alterations or substitutions are not beneficial in the assessment of dietary fiber since there is no reason to assume the client will follow those suggestions. Weight loss or gain is not an adequate indication of dietary fiber content. The best way for the nurse to asses if there is sufficient fiber in a client's diet is to conduct a brief diet history of plant based foods.
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