Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 8

On assessment of a patient's learning needs, the nurse determines that a patient taking potassium-wasting diuretics does not know what foods are high in potassium.What is an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?
A) Risk for cardiac dysrhythmias related to low potassium intake
B) Deficient knowledge related to not knowing what foods are high in potassium
C) Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to lack of intake of potassium-rich foods
D) Deficient knowledge related to lack of interest regarding dietary requirements when taking diuretics