Question # 36

When counseling a patient with newly diagnosed hypertension about sodium intake, the nurse recommends:

Options:

A.

No restriction on sodium

B.

Aiming for less than 2 300 mg sodium per day (ideally closer to 1 500 mg for many patients), reading food labels, and limiting processed foods

C.

Increasing salt use to improve taste

D.

Focusing only on medication adherence without lifestyle change

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