A client with esophageal cancer has difficulty in swallowing. The nurse is aware that it is important to provide him adequate or improved nutrition and eventually stable weight. How can the nurse achieve this nursing goal?
A) By ensuring that the client receives high-protein, semiliquid foods
B) By providing oral liquids
C) By providing liquid supplements
D) By encouraging small, frequent meals
A
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a. "Change positions slowly when you get out of bed." b. "Avoid taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)." c. "If you miss a dose of this drug, you can double the next dose." d. "Discontinue the medication if you develop a urinary infection."
The client is to receive Lasix (furosemide) 20 mg po daily at 10 AM. What is the meaning of mg on the medication label?
A) microgram B) milliequivalent C) milligram D) milliliter
A tracheostomy patient is experiencing regurgitation of tube feeding formul
a. The nurse's first priority should be a. checking to make sure the tracheostomy cuff is inflated during tube feedings. b. placing the patient in the right lateral decubitus position to promote gastric emptying. c. discussing the use of metoclopramide to facilitate gastric motility with the physician. d. placing the patient in prone position to improve draining from mouth.
Side rails are restraints in some circumstances.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)