You have been assigned to teach a 75-year-old client about her newly diagnosed diverticulitis.When planning for the teaching session, you want to make certain that you explain that:
A)increasing dietary fiber and keeping well hydrated is effective in reducing the symptoms associated with diverticulosis.
B)it is unusual to see diverticula in persons her age because it commonly occurs in middle-aged adults.
C)abdominal cramping and severe diarrhea are the symptoms commonly associated with diverticula and should be reported when they occur.
D)the prognosis for diverticulosis is good, and once treated it rarely reoccurs.

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Teaching should include the need to eat high-fiber foods and the importance of achieving and maintaining adequate fluid status. Clients should be encouraged to consume up to 2000 mL of fluids each day, unless contraindicated by cardiac status.

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