The nurse is teaching a client with benign breast disease about symptom relief. Which of the following topics would the nurse include in this session?
1. Avoiding all fat in the diet
2. Wearing a firm bra
3. Limiting salt intake
4. Drinking tea instead of coffee
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Rationale 1: Avoiding all fat in the diet is not advisable for any client; limiting the amount of saturated fats may help alleviate pain associated with benign breast disease.
Rationale 2: Wearing a firm bra has not been identified as treatment method for pain associated with benign breast disease.
Rationale 3: Limiting salt intake has been found to help alleviate pain associated with benign breast disease.
Rationale 4: Limiting caffeine is advisable to help alleviate the pain associated with benign breast disease; however, drinking tea instead of coffee would not help since both contain caffeine.
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