The nurse is performing a nutritional assessment with a client. Which question should the nurse ask during a diet recall activity?

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It is important to be open-minded when assessing a patient. It is not appropriate to assume that they ate any meal. Hinting at a correct answer, such as asking "What did you have for lunch?"
when the person may have skipped lunch, or appearing to judge a patient can lead to fabricated answers and other misreporting. The nurse should be self-aware of body language, word choices, and tone of voice. The client should be gently prompted. The nurse should clarify what a dietary supplement is and ask questions about their use by this client. The client should be asked how the item was prepared and not given options about which way the food item was prepared. The nurse cannot assume information about serving sizes.

The Nurse Is Performing a Nutritional Assessment with a Client