Priority Nursing Interventions for a Client Immediately After Glossectomy Include

question 19

Multiple Choice

Priority nursing interventions for a client immediately after glossectomy include measures to

• A) assist with body image issues.
• B) maintain a patent airway.
• C) monitor for hemorrhage.
• D) provide analgesia.

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