RN hesi fundamentals

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Question 21 :

When conducting diet teaching for a client diagnosed with hypokalemia, which foods should the nurse encourage the client to eat?

Milk products, canned salmon, and fresh oysters are generally rich in calcium and vitamin D but not particularly high in potassium.

Cranberry juice, butter, and hard candy do not provide significant amounts of potassium.

Hard cheese, whole grain cereals, and dried vegetables are not particularly high in potassium.

Potatoes, bananas, and oranges are good dietary sources of potassium and can help increase potassium levels in a client with hypokalemia.