The nurse is providing teaching for a client regarding the nutritional assessment. Which of the following statements by the client indicates that adequate learning has occurred?
1. "The head-to-toe assessment portion is the most important piece of the nutrition assessment.".
2. "Diagnostic testing done by the lab can provide the most information about my nutritional status.".
3. "My lab test results can be altered by the medications that I take, not just my nutrition.".
4. "If my lab results are okay, it doesn't matter what you find in my head-to-toe assessment that is abnormal.".
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Rationale: No single piece of the nutritional assessment is more important than another piece. All factors should be evaluated. The nutritional assessment consists of a nutrition history, a head-to-toe physical assessment, and laboratory-based diagnostic testing. Laboratory test results can be influenced by medications, disease, environmental factors, and nutrition. Even if laboratory test results are within normal limits, critical thinking must help the health-care providers create the best nutritional assessment possible for the client.
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