A client with Ménière's disease is hospitalized for severe vertigo. The nurse should plan which nursing intervention to assist in management of the vertigo and nausea?
1. Encouraging frequent ambulation in the hall
2. Administration of stool softeners
3. Bed rest in a quiet, darkened room
4. Offering frequent warm beverages containing caffeine
Answer: 3
1. Activity should be reduced or limited.
2. Antiemetics are administered.
3. Minimal movement and minimal sensory stimuli provide comfort and help to reduce nausea.
4. Caffeine can precipitate an attack.
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