A client who had extensive oral surgery 5 days earlier has the nursing diagnosis of Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements related to altered oral mucosa and surgical procedure
The most appropriate caution by the nurse when the client resumes oral feedings is a. "It will be painful to eat for some time."
b. "Often clients lose their sense of taste following surgery."
c. "The capacity of your mouth will be smaller."
d. "You may have difficulty feeling the food in your mouth."
D
The client should be cautioned about a decrease in sensation in the oral cavity after surgery. Postoperative pain should diminish, and sense of taste and mouth capacity are unchanged.
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