The nurse should teach the older client to pause and drink more water during while eating, so that it would clear the channel.
The cough and laryngeal (gag) reflexes can become less active as a result of physiological changes brought on by natural ageing. Food may become caught as a result, causing coughing. To clear the channel during the meal, the nurse will instruct the client to halt and drink extra water, although the cough cannot be cured by drinking warm liquids, eating dry foods, or cocking your head back while swallowing.
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