A client is experiencing changes in taste. What can the nurse do to improve this client's gustatory sense?
1. Suggest eating each food separately.
2. Offer foods with a variety of flavors.
3. Recommend eating foods that are cold.
4. Promote sips of water between eating different foods.
5. Encourage the client to consume foods of different textures.
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 4, 5
Rationale 1: To improve the sense of taste, the nurse should encourage the client to eat each food separately.
Rationale 2: To improve the sense of taste, the nurse should encourage the client to eat foods with a variety of flavors.
Rationale 3: Eating cold foods will not improve the client's sense of taste.
Rationale 4: To improve the sense of taste, the nurse should encourage the client to take sips of water between eating different foods.
Rationale 5: To improve the sense of taste, the nurse should encourage the client to consume foods of different textures.
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