The nurse is caring for a client with mild dysphagia. Which diet would the nurse anticipate the health care provider will prescribe for this client?
1. Clear liquids
2. Full liquids
3. Pureed diet
4. Regular diet
Correct Answer: 3
The client with mild dysphagia might do best on a pureed diet because it has some substance to it, allowing the client to swallow it more easily than a regular diet while not being as thin and difficult to swallow as a clear or full-liquid diet.
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