The nurse is caring for an older patient with diabetes who is on antibiotics for a local infection. Which observation by the nurse would be anticipated?
1. Slight weight gain
2. Increased appetite
3. Diminished sense of taste
4. Increased use of salt on foods
4. Increased use of salt on foods
Explanation: 1. Increased weight is incorrect because loss of taste results in loss of appetite, which leads to loss of weight.
2. Increased appetite is incorrect because diabetes, infections, and medications alter sense of taste and, therefore, decrease appetite.
3. Increase in gustatory sensation is incorrect because oral infection releases acidic substances that impair saliva production and decreases the ability for food to dissolve and release flavor.
4. Increased salt or sugar intake is correct because older people use excessive salt or sugar to compensate for a diminished sense of taste. Sense of taste is affected by diabetes, infections, and medications.
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