Multiple Choice
A patient with hypertension is prescribed a low-sodium diet. The patient's teaching plan includes this goal: "The patient will select a 2-gram sodium diet from the hospital menu for the next 3 days." Which intervention would be most effective at increasing the patient's compliance with the diet?
A) Check the sodium content of the patient's menu choices over the next 3 days.
B) Ask the patient to identify which foods on the hospital menus are high in sodium.
C) Have the patient list favorite foods that are high in sodium and foods that could be substituted for these favorites.
D) Compare the patient's sodium intake over the next 3 days with the sodium intake before the teaching was implemented.
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