A nurse is assisting with discharge teaching for a client who requires oropharyngeal suctioning at home. The nurse should ensure that which of the following equipment is available for use at home?

"I should consume no more than 2,000 milligrams of sodium per day." This is an appropriate statement because consuming too much sodium is associated with an increased risk for hypertension.

Choice A is not correct because there is not enough evidence to support the idea that consuming fish once per week can prevent hypertension.

Choice B is not correct because maintaining a healthy weight is important, but is not as directly related to preventing hypertension as reducing sodium intake.

Choice D is not correct because exercising 30 minutes three times per week is not enough to prevent hypertension.

The correct answer is choice A: Elevate the head of the client's bed for 1 hr after the feeding. This is because elevating the head of the client's bed to at least 30 degrees can help prevent aspiration and gastric reflux. Choice B is incorrect because administering the feeding solution at a cold temperature can cause discomfort and diarrhea. Choice C is incorrect because rotating the jejunostomy tube once per day can cause irritation and trauma to the stoma site. Choice D is incorrect because flushing the tube with 90 mL of sterile water before and after the feeding is not necessary as long as the tube is adequately flushed before and after each feeding.

Explanation for why the other choices are not answers: B – Administering the feeding solution at a cold temperature can cause discomfort and diarrhea, so it should not be done. C – Rotating the jejunostomy tube once per day can cause irritation and trauma to the stoma site, so this is not the correct action. D – Flushing the tube with 90 mL of sterile water before and after the feeding is unnecessary to do as long as the tube is adequately flushed before and after each feeding. Thus, this is not the correct answer.