Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 187 of 2368
The nurse teaches a client about eating seafood. Which statement by the client shows that the teaching was effective?
- I will choose fish with low mercury levels
- I will eat large fatty ocean fish daily
- I will avoid all seafood because of mercury
- I will pick tuna because it has the least mercury
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Correct answer: I will choose fish with low mercury levels
Fish with low mercury levels should be chosen. Large, fatty ocean fish such as tuna store more mercury.
Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Nutrition: PROTEIN GROUP. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026