Nutrition and Diet Therapy 6th Edition by Carroll Lutz, Erin Mazur , Nancy Litch

Exercise 10

Mr. A is a 55-year-old Black man being seen in a health clinic for hypertension. His blood pressure was 152/98 3 months ago when he was first diagnosed. It has remained below that level but has not returned to normal. Today his blood pressure is 146/100. 1.Mr. A is 5 ft 9 in. tall and weighs 173 lb. He has a medium frame. When first diagnosed, he weighed 178 lb. A weight-loss diet with no added salt was prescribed, but progress has been slow.
Now the physician is prescribing a 2-gram sodium diet and starting 1.Mr. A on a mild potassium-wasting diuretic. The clinic nurse is responsible for instructing the client.
Before he or she instructs 1.Mr. A, which of the following actions by the nurse would best ensure his compliance with the diet?
A) Doing a financial analysis to see if 1.Mr. A can afford the special foods on his new diet
B) Finding out which favorite foods 1.Mr. A would have most difficulty giving up
C) Listing the possible consequences of hypertension if it is not controlled
D) Asking to see 1.Mrs. A to instruct her on the preparation of foods for the new diet