After a course of chemotherapy for cancer of the throat,an older adult patient is admitted to the hospital with persistent nausea and vomiting.What is the nurse's priority assessment?

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Persistent nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy can lead to dehydration and increase the risk of infection. Therefore, the nurse's priority assessment should be dehydration and infection. Weight loss and weak gag reflex, anemia and poor muscle tone, and oral inflammation and ulceration are also important assessments, but they may not be the priority in this situation.

After a Course of Chemotherapy for Cancer of the Throat,an