A client scheduled for elective cesarean birth in 4 hours asks for a sip of coffee with creamer. How should the nurse respond?
1. "You can drink black coffee."
2. "You may have coffee with creamer."
3. "You are only allowed to drink water right now."
4. "Since you are having surgery today, you're not allowed to have anything to eat or drink."
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Explanation:
1. Evidence-based practice research and new guidelines indicate that clear fluids can be consumed throughout labor and up to 2 hours before an elective cesarean birth. Research shows that the volume of liquid consumed is less important than the presence of particulate matter ingested because this increases the risk of aspiration.
2. Evidence-based practice research and new guidelines indicate that clear fluids can be consumed throughout labor and up to 2 hours before an elective cesarean birth. Research shows that the volume of liquid consumed is less important than the presence of particulate matter ingested because this increases the risk of aspiration. While black coffee is considered a clear liquid, adding creamer would be contraindicated.
3. Evidence-based practice research and new guidelines indicate that clear fluids can be consumed throughout labor and up to 2 hours before an elective cesarean birth. Research shows that the volume of liquid consumed is less important than the presence of particulate matter ingested because this increases the risk of aspiration. Black coffee is considered to be a clear liquid.
4. Avoiding both liquids and solids during labor, which was once standard practice, is no longer so because evidence-based practice research and new guidelines indicate that clear fluids can be consumed throughout labor and up to 2 hours before an elective cesarean birth.
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