A client is admitted with progressive dysphagia. What intervention by the nurse takes priority?
a. Weigh the client daily.
b. Instruct the client on a high-protein diet.
c. Assess and treat the client's pain.
d. Administer antitussive medications.
A
Clients with progressive dysphagia can lose weight as a result of their inability to take adequate nutrition. Weighing the client daily is an important intervention to gauge the effectiveness of in-terventions designed to meet nutritional needs. Increased protein in the diet is important, but if the client has trouble swallowing, this is not the best option. The other two interventions do not relate to dysphagia.
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