A client, diagnosed with hypertension, is prescribed a no-added-salt, low-fat diet. He agrees and repeats the teaching principles. At the next visit, the nurse notices salted meat on the counter and the client shows the nurse his food diary
The diet in the past week does not reflect the physician's orders. What cultural component may have contributed to the noncompliance with the diet order?
A) Diet may be too lean
B) Wife cooks according to the husband's preferences
C) Diet may not meet the cultural criteria for food choices
D) Food tastes bland and unappetizing
Ans: C
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What and how people eat varies tremendously among cultures, the understanding of which is crucial to good nursing care. A nurse educating a client who is newly diagnosed with diabetes or hyperlipidemia about dietary restrictions will be much more effective if he or she chooses examples that resonate with that particular client. Although the diet could be too lean or bland and unappetizing or the wife might cook according to the husband's preferences, these are not cultural components.
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