What dietary advice should the nurse give to a client with severe heart failure until edema resolves?
A) Avoid the intake of processed and commercially prepared foods.
B) Avoid the intake of canned fruit and fruit juices.
C) Encourage increased intake of vegetables with natural sodium.
D) Encourage increased intake of red meat.
A
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