Which of the following is essential in teaching the patient how to use a thermometer?
a. Reading a digital thermometer
b. Shaking down the thermometer before use
c. Using the axillary thermometer
d. Selecting the most appropriate thermometer
D
Help a patient choose the most appropriate thermometer to use in the home based on the patient's dexterity, vision, and financial resources. For example, a patient with visual changes from glaucoma or retinopathy is able to read more easily a thermometer with a large digital display. The need for an oral, rectal, or axillary temperature depends on the patient's age and health status.
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The nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with a primary brain tumor. The patient asks the nurse where his tumor came from. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "Your tumor originated from somewhere outside the central nervous system." B) "Your tumor is pituitary in origin." C) "Your tumor originated from cells and structures within the brain." D) "Your tumor is from nerve tissue somewhere in your body."
A nurse recognizes that a therapy used along with conventional treatment is
1. Physical therapy. 2. Alternative therapy. 3. Conventional therapy. 4. Complementary therapy.
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a. "The treatment may require more than one surgery." b. "It is corrected with biconcave lenses that focus rays on the retina." c. "Cataracts require surgery to remove the cloudy lens and replace it." d. "Treatment is with a corrective lenses; no surgery is necessary."