Basic Care and ComfortQuestion 843 of 2368
A client receiving chemotherapy has nausea and mouth sores and is eating poorly. Which teaching is best?
- Eat foods from every food group at every meal, even on difficult days
- Limit fluids on the days when eating is difficult to reduce the nausea
- Avoid protein foods and eat only starches until treatment is finished
- Eat what is well tolerated when you feel best, without worrying about variety
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Correct answer: Eat what is well tolerated when you feel best, without worrying about variety
During treatment clients need protein and calories and should eat when they feel best. They do not need to worry about variety.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Healthy Diets: Cancer. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Basic Care and Comfort"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026