A Patient of Middle Eastern Descent Has Lost 5 Lbs

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient of Middle Eastern descent has lost 5 lbs during hospitalization and states that the food offered is not allowed in his diet owing to religious preferences.Based on this information,an appropriate nursing diagnostic statement is Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to

• A) Religious preferences.
• B) Decreased oral intake.
• C) Weight loss.
• D) Race and ethnicity.

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