A 73-Year-Old Latino Patient Is Seen at the Health Clinic

A 73-year-old Latino patient is seen at the health clinic and diagnosed with protein malnutrition. When developing a plan to teach the patient about meeting dietary needs, the first action by the nurse should be to

A) encourage the patient to use milk and meat as primary protein intake sources.
B) focus on the use of combinations of beans and rice to improve daily protein intake.
C) ask the patient to record the intake of all foods and beverages for a 3-day period.
D) stress the need to increase protein intake through the use of liquid supplements.