Teaching appropriate for the client experiencing diarrhea includes to:
a. drink carbonated beverages without caffeine.
b. ingest milk and fresh cheeses in place of yogurt and aged cheeses.
c. limit eating to three meals a day to minimize stimulation of the bowel.
d. drink diluted fruit juices and sport drinks to replace the potassium lost in diarrhea.
Question 2
A client complains of difficulty eating because of stomatitis (mouth sores). What teaching would be most helpful?
a. Use a straw to drink fluids.
b. Use plastic instead of metal eating utensils.
c. Eat foods of warmer temperature which are more comforting.
d. Rinse your mouth every two hours with commercially prepared mouth wash.
A nurse shows empathy to a client.
The surgical nurse assists the client into the correct position
Teaching tools for instruction
Historian James Merrell notes several errors in Benjamin West’s famous 1771 painting, William Penn’s
Patient Teaching Methods
Sample client goals from the Wellness Massage Pyramid.