The Nurse Is Instructing a Client Diagnosed with Mild Heart

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse is instructing a client diagnosed with mild heart failure on dietary modifications. Which of the following client statements indicates that the instruction has been effective?

• A) "I will avoid green beans."
• B) "I will avoid orange juice."
• C) "I will avoid soy sauce."
• D) "I will avoid apple sauce."

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Definitions:

Crisis Experience

An emotionally significant event or radical change of status in a person's life, which can lead to a period of psychological upheaval.

Outcome of Crisis

The resolution or final consequences resulting from a period of significant challenge, change, or instability.

Initiative

The ability to assess and initiate things independently, often taking charge in situations or starting something new without being prompted.

Locus of Control

A psychological concept that refers to individuals' beliefs about the extent to which the outcomes of their actions are under their own control (internal locus) or beyond their control (external locus).