The home health nurse caring for a patient with infective endocarditis overhears the patient making a dental appointment for an extraction next month. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask?
a. "Do you have a toothache?"
b. "Have you contacted your physician about your dental appointment?"
c. "Is your dentist board certified?"
d. "Do you think you should wait that long for your tooth extraction?'
ANS: B
Patients with endocarditis are put on a protocol of prophylactic antibiotics for any invasive procedure. The dentist and physician should be contacted before the extraction.
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