The nurse visits an older client who lives alone, is not eating well and has very little food available in the home. The nurse also might want to assess the client's:
1. number of visits by family.
2. ability to do her own grocery shopping.
3. availability of local grocery stores.
4. access to local restaurants.
Answer: 2
1. The number of family visits will not help determine why the client has little food in the home.
2. Assessing the client's ability to obtain food would be essential to determine why the client is not eating and has little food available.
3. Availability of grocery stores would not matter if the client is unable to physically shop for food.
4. Local restaurants would not matter if the client is unable to physically arrive at the restaurant to obtain a meal.
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