A client is recovering from surgery to remove pressure on the middle ear. Why should the nurse plan to provide antiemetics to this client during the postoperative period?
1. Pain medication causes vomiting.
2. The smell of food will nauseate the client.
3. Surgery on the ear can cause dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.
4. The decongesting of the ear causes an imbalance in the equilibrium.
Answer: 3
1. The pain medication that will be used does not usually cause vomiting.
2. The smell of food should not affect the client negatively.
3. Alterations in equilibrium can cause nausea and vomiting.
4. Decongestion relief reduces imbalances in the equilibrium, thus reducing nausea and vomiting. However, the normal swelling that occurs with any surgery could produce nausea until the swelling is relieved.
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