A 58 year old woman who experienced her first MI and is being discharged home. She currently works full time and is divorced. She lives in an apartment and has no family in the surrounding community.

1. What should be the focus for her nutritional history and assessment?
2. What dietary recommendations should be made?
3. What obstacles to staying on the diet recommended might this woman encounter?
4. What special considerations should you, as a nurse, be aware of?