The perinatal nurse encourages Colleen, who has just been discharged from the hospital for intravenous therapy for severe nausea and vomiting, to ensure that she __________ often, eats frequent, __________ meals and avoids __________ odors
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
ANS: rests; small; cooking
The nurse should counsel the woman with nausea and vomiting to avoid foods and sensory stimuli that provoke symptoms (i.e., some women become nauseous when they smell certain foods being prepared) and also to eat small, frequent meals of dry, bland foods and include high-protein snacks in their diet.
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