The nurse is performing preoperative teaching with an older adult client who will be having colon resection surgery the following day. The surgeon has ordered bowel preparation the night before. Which action is a priority?
a. Administer antibiotics with a sip of water.
b. Encourage the client to drink plenty of juice.
c. Teach the client to eat only low-fat foods the night before surgery.
d. Tell the client not to get up and go to the bathroom alone.
D
Safety is the priority, and the older adult client can become exhausted and may fall. Antibiotics, if ordered, would be administered with a sip of water, but this is not the priority. The client would not be encouraged to drink juice, because this is not a clear liquid.
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