Multiple Choice
A 96-year-old client reports symptoms xerostomia.The nurse attempts to minimize the effects of the condition by:
A) providing appropriate fluids with the client's meals.
B) cutting the client's meat into small bite-size pieces.
C) elevating the head of the client's bed at meal times.
D) assisting the client with oral care before each meal.
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