Question

a nurse is reinforcing postoperative teaching with a client who had a partial gastrectomy about the management of dumping syndrome. which of the following instructions should the nurse include? a. \consume at least 4 ounces of fluid with meals.\ b. \take a short walk after each meal.\ c. \use honey to flavor foods such as cereal.\ d. \eat protein with each meal.\

Explanation:

• Option A: Consuming fluids with meals speeds up gastric emptying, worsening dumping syndrome; fluids should be taken 30-60 minutes before/after meals.
• Option B: Lying down (not walking) after meals slows gastric emptying to reduce dumping syndrome symptoms.
• Option C: Honey is a simple sugar, which rapidly empties from the stomach and exacerbates dumping syndrome.
• Option D: Protein slows gastric emptying, helps stabilize blood sugar, and reduces the rapid movement of food into the small intestine that causes dumping syndrome.

Answer:

D. "Eat protein with each meal."