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The nurse is evaluating a male client's understanding of diet teaching about DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) eating plan. Which behavior indicates that the client is adhering to the eating plan - Enjoys fat free yogurt as an occasional snack food A client with carcinoma of the lung is complaining of weakness and has a serum sodium level of 117 mEq/L. Which nursing problem should the nurse include in this client's plan of care? A) Altered Urinary Elimination B) Impaired Gas Exchange C) Fluid Volume Excess D) Decreased Cardiac Output - C) Fluid Volume Excess The nurse is assessing clients in an outpatient diabetic clinic. Which entry provides the best indication that the client is adhering to the prescribed diabetic regimen? - Hemoglobin A1C of 6.2% A normal A1C level is below 5.7%, a level of 5.7% to 6.4% indicates pre-diabetes, and a level of 6.5% or more indicates diabetes. Within the 5.7% to 6.4% pre-diabetes range, the higher your A1C, the greater your risk is for developing type 2 diabetes. A client who has developed acute kidney injury (AKI) due to an amino glycoside antibiotic has moved from the oliguric phase to the diuretic phase of AKI. Which parameters are most important for the nurse to plan to carefully monitor? - Hypovolemia and ECG changes Hypovolemia - low extracellular fluid Which nursing problem should be included in the plan of care for a client with heart failure? - Activity intolerance related to oxygen deficit secondary to inefficient cardiac contractility