During a nutritional assessment, the nurse learned that a client ate a slice of cake 8-10 times each week. During which component of the assessment was this specific information most likely discovered?
A) 24-hour diet recall
B) Nutritional screening
C) Laboratory measurements
D) Food frequency questionnaire

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The food frequency questionnaires provide information about the variety of foods that have been consumed over time. The nurse probably learned about the client's consumption of cake during this component of the assessment. The 24-hour diet recall provides information about what the client has consumed during the last 24 hours. Laboratory measurements might assist the nurse or other health-care providers about the ingestion of fatty or sweet foods (increased lipid levels, increased blood glucose level), but this specific information would most likely come during a self-report by the client. A nutritional screening is used to quickly assess basic information (weight, weight history, and ability to ingest nutrition orally).

During a Nutritional Assessment, the Nurse Learned That a Client