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Teaching a Client about foods high in Potassium (Please fill in every box)

ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE: Basic Concept REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER STUDENT NAME CONCEPT Underlying Principles Nursing Interventions WHO? WHEN? WHY? HOW? Related Content (E.G., DELEGATION, LEVELS OF PREVENTION, ADVANCE DIRECTIVES) THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE A1 ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES

Answer 1

Ans) Related concept:

- If you need to boost the amount of potassium in your diet, make healthy food choices by picking items below to add to your menu. Bananas, oranges, cantaloupe, honeydew, apricots, grapefruit (some dried fruits, such as prunes, raisins, and dates, are also high in potassium) Cooked spinach. Cooked broccoli.

Underlying principle:

- The underlying mechanisms are unclear, but one hypothesis is that potassium helps protect bone through its effect on acid-base balance. Diets that are high in acid-forming foods, such as meats and cereal grains, contribute to metabolic acidosis and might have an adverse effect on bone. Alkaline components in the form of potassium salts (potassium bicarbonate or citrate, but not potassium chloride) from food or potassium supplements might counter this effect and help preserve bone tissue.

Nursing Intervention:

- Encourage high potassium diet such as oranges, bananas, tomatoes, coffee, red meat, and dried fruits. Discuss the use of potassium chloride salt substitutes for a client receiving long-term diuretics. Potassium may be replaced and level maintained through the diet when the client is allowed oral food and fluids.