A 6-year-old child is hypokalemic. The nurse is helping the child choose menu items. The nurse would encourage this child to select which foods?
1. Hamburger with French fries
2. Pizza with a fruit plate
3. Chicken strips with chips
4. Fajita with rice
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Rationale:
1. Pizza with a fruit plate should be encouraged because fruit (bananas, apricots, cantaloupe, cherries, peaches, and strawberries) have high amounts of potassium, and a child is likely to eat this combination. The other choices would not be as high in potassium.
2. Pizza with a fruit plate should be encouraged because fruit (bananas, apricots, cantaloupe, cherries, peaches, and strawberries) have high amounts of potassium, and a child is likely to eat this combination. The other choices would not be as high in potassium.
3. Pizza with a fruit plate should be encouraged because fruit (bananas, apricots, cantaloupe, cherries, peaches, and strawberries) have high amounts of potassium, and a child is likely to eat this combination. The other choices would not be as high in potassium.
4. Pizza with a fruit plate should be encouraged because fruit (bananas, apricots, cantaloupe, cherries, peaches, and strawberries) have high amounts of potassium, and a child is likely to eat this combination. The other choices would not be as high in potassium.
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