The nurse is caring for a patient who is hospitalized with an exacerbation of MS. To ensure the patient's safety, what nursing action should be performed?
A) Ensure that suction apparatus is set up at the bedside.
B) Pad the patient's bed rails.
C) Maintain bed rest whenever possible.
D) Provide several small meals each day.
Ans: A
Feedback:
Because of the patient's risk of aspiration, it is important to have a suction apparatus at hand. Bed rest should be generally be minimized, not maximized, and there is no need to pad the patient's bed rails or to provide multiple small meals.
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