Patients Who Eat a Well-Balanced Diet Should Receive All of the Vitamins

Patients who eat a well-balanced diet should receive all of the vitamins and minerals they need from their food. During the nutritional assessment it is important for the nurse to ask the patient about dietary supplements. Which of the following questions would be appropriate for the nurse to ask?

A) "Where do you buy your supplements? Are they name brands?"
B) "What time of day do you take your supplements?"
C) "Are you taking any supplements? Why do you take these supplements?"
D) "Would you consider stopping these supplements?"