The nurse is preparing discharge teaching for a client prescribed an anticholinergic drug. Which teaching topic is most appropriate for the nurse to include?
1. Decrease caffeine intake.
2. Drink warm fluids to assist with symptoms of dry mouth.
3. Increase dietary intake of high-fiber foods.
4. Take a daily laxative.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Decreasing caffeine intake would have little effect.
Rationale 2: Cool fluids would improve dry mouth symptoms better than warm fluids would.
Rationale 3: Constipation is common. Clients should increase intake of high-fiber foods.
Rationale 4: A daily laxative is not necessary; increasing fiber is more effective to establish a bowel regimen to prevent constipation.
Global Rationale: Constipation is common. Clients should increase intake of high-fiber foods. Decreasing caffeine intake would have little effect. Cool fluids would improve dry mouth symptoms better than warm fluids would. A daily laxative is not necessary; increasing fiber is more effective to establish a bowel regimen to prevent constipation.
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