A nurse teaches a client who is at risk for mild hypernatremia. Which statement should the nurse include in this client's teaching?
a. "Weigh yourself every morning and every night."
b. "Check your radial pulse twice a day."
c. "Read food labels to determine sodium content."
d. "Bake or grill the meat rather than frying it."
ANS: C
Most prepackaged foods have a high sodium content. Teaching clients how to read labels and calculate the sodium content of food can help them adhere to prescribed sodium restrictions and can prevent hypernatremia. Daily self-weighing and pulse checking are methods of identifying manifestations of hypernatremia, but they do not prevent it. The addition of substances during cooking, not the method of cooking, increases the sodium content of a meal.
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