Nutrition · practice question
A 58-year-old client after a stroke is being evaluated for nursing care related to diabetes nutrition teaching. Assessment data include the client receives enteral feeding and develops abdominal distention with nausea. Using ABCs and Maslow, which need should the nurse address first?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
D. Airway, breathing, and circulation problems before comfort or psychosocial needs.
Why
Physiologic stability and ABCs take priority over comfort, teaching, or psychosocial needs when the client is unstable.
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