The nurse is discussing an elderly client's diet and nutritional status with the hospital dietitian because this client is at risk for:
1. obesity.
2. malnutrition.
3. sodium imbalance.
4. a blood disorder.
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Causes of malnutrition during a hospital stay include disease state or inadequate food intake because of pain, nausea, and the different types of foods available in the hospital. An elderly client in the hospital is not at risk for obesity. A sodium imbalance can occur both prior to or during a hospital stay. The nurse would not be discussing a client's nutritional status with a dietitian because a client is a risk for a blood disorder.
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