A patient with leukemia has developed stomatitis and is experiencing a nutritional deficit. An oral anesthetic has consequently been prescribed. What health education should the nurse provide to the patient?
A) Chew with care to avoid inadvertently biting the tongue.
B) Use the oral anesthetic 1 hour prior to meal time.
C) Brush teeth before and after eating.
D) Swallow slowly and deliberately.
Ans: A
Feedback:
If oral anesthetics are used, the patient must be warned to chew with extreme care to avoid inadvertently biting the tongue or buccal mucosa. An oral anesthetic would be metabolized by the time the patient eats if it is used 1 hour prior to meals. There is no specific need to warn the patient about brushing teeth or swallowing slowly because an oral anesthetic has been used.
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