The nurse caring for a client who has recently undergone oral surgery has made a nursing diagnosis of Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements related to oral pain and difficulty eating
The nursing intervention that would best assist the client to achieve the goal of maintaining weight is a. administering analgesics before meals.
b. increasing the time interval between oral care and mealtime.
c. regularly suctioning secretions from the mouth.
d. teaching the client to avoid putting food directly on the suture site.
D
Instruct the client to avoid putting food directly on the suture line. After meals the client should perform oral hygiene to remove particles that may cause problems with the incision.
You might also like to view...
______ effect(s) is/are capable of causing injury or death. They often develop after prolonged intake of a medication or when a medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired me-tabolism or excretion
a. An adverse b. A side c. Therapeutic d. Toxic
A nurse in a long-term care facility has several residents who are incontinent. Which of the following actions can this nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel? (Select all that apply.)
a. Assist residents with exercises to strengthen pelvic muscles. b. Assist the resident to the bathroom on a set schedule. c. Increase the time interval for bathroom trips as the resident becomes continent. d. Measure intake and output and report cloudy urine. e. Teach residents how to do Kegel exercises to strengthen pelvic muscles.
Journal clubs involve meetings to discuss and critically evaluate research studies
A) True B) False
The nurse suspects that there is physical abuse present after visiting the client in the home. In recognition of the pattern of family violence, the nurse knows that:
1. Child abuse is declining in frequency 2. Spouses are the most frequent abusers 3. Mental illness is a major cause of abuse 4. Abuse is primarily seen in lower income families