Food thickener is used for patients who have ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
dysphagia
You might also like to view...
How does a nursing diagnosis differ from a medical diagnosis?
a. A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment about a family's, individual's, or community's responses to actual or potential health problems. b. A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment that identifies a specific disease condition or pathological state. c. Only a physician can make a medical diagnosis, but anyone can make a nursing diagnosis. d. The physician specifically defines medical interventions to be performed by the medical staff for treatment only after a nursing diagnosis is made.
A client has experienced a stroke resulting in damage to Wernicke's area. Which clinical manifestation does the nurse monitor for?
a. Inability to comprehend spoken words b. Communication with rote speech only c. Slurred speech d. Inability to make sounds
A 29-year-old patient in the outpatient clinic will be scheduled for blood cortisol testing. Which instruction will the nurse provide?
a. "Avoid adding any salt to your foods for 24 hours before the test." b. "You will need to lie down for 30 minutes before the blood is drawn." c. "Come to the laboratory to have the blood drawn early in the morning." d. "Do not have anything to eat or drink before the blood test is obtained."
Invasion of Privacy
What will be an ideal response?