A nurse is doing preoperative and postoperative teaching with a client who is undergoing cataract surgery. What is an important teaching point the nurse should teach the client about?
A) Feelings of depression
B) Increased urine output
C) Eat soft, easily chewed food until healing is complete
D) Development of a "black" eye
C
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Advise clients who have had cataract surgery to eat soft, easily chewed foods until healing is complete to avoid tearing from excessive facial movements. Clients who undergo cataract surgery do not become depressed, have increased urine output, or develop a "black" eye.
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