The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a total laryngectomy for supraglottic cancer. The nurse reminds the patient that a common symptom that occurs after a total laryngectomy is
A) inability to speak.
B) vertigo.
C) increased saliva production.
D) dysphagia.
Ans: D
Feedback: A common postoperative complaint from this type of surgery is difficulty in swallowing. There is also a potential for aspiration. Inability to speak, vertigo, and increased saliva production.
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