While providing comfort to a client on anticholinergics, what intervention should the nurse avoid?
1. Frequent oral hygiene
2. Hard candy
3. Oral rinses
4. Alcohol-containing mouthwash
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Rationale 1: Frequent oral hygiene can help with dry mouth.
Rationale 2: Hard candy can help with dry mouth.
Rationale 3: Oral rinses can help with dry mouth.
Rationale 4: Alcohol-containing mouthwash should be avoided because it can increase dryness of the mouth.
Global Rationale: Alcohol-containing mouthwash should be avoided because it can increase dryness of the mouth. Frequent oral hygiene, hard candy, and oral rinses can help with dry mouth.
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