A client is scheduled for a traditional esophagogastrostomy.All preoperative teaching has been completed and the client and family show good understanding.What action by the nurse is best?

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Clients facing this long,difficult procedure are often anxious and fearful.The nurse should now assess the client's psychosocial status and provide the care and teaching required based on this assessment.An intensive care unit tour may help decrease stress but is too limited in scope to be the best response.Documentation should be thorough,but the nurse needs to do more than document.The client should begin nutritional supplements prior to the operation,but again this response is too limited in scope.

A Client Is Scheduled for a Traditional Esophagogastrostomy