The nurse has reinforced teaching about disease management to a patient with ost

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The nurse has reinforced teaching about disease management to a patient with osteoporosis. Which of the following statements by the client would indicate a correct understanding of the teaching?

a) “I need to be in complete bed rest when I am not doing anything.”

b) “I need to add in my weekly dietary menu list of foods such as sardines and spinach.”

c) “I need to have at least of 200 IU of vitamin D supplement every day.”

d) “I need to avoid prolonged exposure to sun for more than 5 minutes during the summer.”

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is option B that is I need to add in my weekly dietary menu list of food such as sardines and spinach because sardines has the greatest amount of Vitamin D that is 101% of the diet and spinach has high amounts of vitamin K that is required for the stronger bone health.

A is wrong because not doing anything is not good for the bones,

C is wrong because the minimum requirement of vitamin D is 400 IU.

D is wrong because minimal exposure is for 15 minutes of Sun in case of osteoporosis.

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