Which nursing diagnosis is the highest priority for a patient who just received local anesthesia to the back of the throat for a diagnostic procedure?

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Local anesthesia works to block motor and sensory function of the affected tissue.Local anesthesia applied to the back of the throat will impair swallowing,depress the gag reflex,and put the patient at risk for aspiration.Feeding self-care deficit,impaired social interaction,and impaired oral mucus membrane diagnoses are not high priority.

Which Nursing Diagnosis Is the Highest Priority for a Patient