Nurse practitioner is caring for a patient who is experiencing xerostomia, treatment that the nurse prescribes for the patient is medications and sipping water regularly.
Xerostomia is also called dry mouth. It refers to a condition in which the salivary glands in the mouth do not make enough saliva to keep your mouth wet. Dry mouth is often due to the side effect of certain medications or aging or as a result of radiation therapy for cancer.
Best treatment for xerostomia are : to sip water regularly, over-the-counter saliva substitutes, products containing xylitol, moisturizing mouth spray, the ones containing carboxymethylcellulose or hydroxyethyl cellulose.
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