ATI NCLEX-RN Practice Questions Practice Question
A client has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She is slowly losing weight, and her daughter is very concerned about increasing her nutrition. The nurse helps the daughter devise a plan of care for her mother. The plan of care should include which of the following interventions to promote nutrition?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Clients with respiratory diseases are generally mouth breathers. Cleaning the oral cavity may improve the client's appetite, increase her feelings of well-being, and remove the taste and odor of sputum. Milk causes thick sputum; therefore, milk products would not be beneficial for this client. Exercise prior to a meal would require increased O2 consumption and most likely would decrease the client's ability to eat. Clients with respiratory diseases need increased fluid to liquefy secretions.
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