What Is the Highest Priority for the Nurse to Teach

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the highest priority for the nurse to teach the client who is being discharged after a fixed centric occlusion for a mandibular fracture?

• A) How to use wire cutters
• B) Eating six soft or liquid meals each day
• C) How to irrigate the mouth every 2 hours
• D) Sleeping in semi-Fowler's position postoperatively

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