A client who has hypokalemia asks the nurse for dietary advice on ...

[kshipps]

A client who has hypokalemia asks the nurse for dietary advice on what foods would help her correct this deficiency. Which of these foods should the nurse recommend?
 
  a. eggs and cheese
  b. fruits, especially oranges, bananas, and prunes
  c. green leafy vegetables
  d. meat

Question 2

Why is it important for nurses to teach their clients to cook foods in a minimum amount of water?
 
  a. Food tastes better when steamed, baked, or broiled.
  b. Hydrogen ions from the water bind to the vitamins and minerals, which decreases absorption.
  c. Most minerals and some vitamins are water-soluble, and these nutrients will remain in the cooking water.
  d. The positive oxygen ions in the water bind to the negative ions in the food, thus oxidizing the chemical bonds and increasing the client's risk of obtaining toxic amounts of some nutrients.

[heinisk01]

Answer to Question 1

B
Sources of potassium are fruits (especially oranges, bananas, and prunes), red meats, vegetables, milk and milk products, and coffee.

Answer to Question 2

C
Vitamins, organic nutrients that are essential to life, regulate body processes. Most minerals and some vitamins are water soluble, and these nutrients will remain in the cooking water, thus not being ingested.

[kshipps]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bblaney]

Gracias!