When a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) starts on hemodialysis, which dietary information will be appropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching plan? Increased calories are needed because glucose is lost during hemodialysis. Unlimited fluids are allowed since retained fluid is removed during hemodialysis. Dietary sodium and potassium are unrestricted because these levels are normalized by dialysis. More protein will be allowed because of the removal of urea and creatinine by dialysis.
[Solved]: When a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD)…
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