An adolescent visits the health clinic for advice regarding acne. The nurse tells this patient that to deal with the increased oil production he should:
A. use an over-the-counter preparation.
B. use shaving cream before shaving facial hair.
C. wash his face and hair daily with soap and hot water.
D. use a moisturizer with a sunscreen every morning.
C
The patient should use cosmetic preparations sparingly and should use prescribed topical antibi-otics and treatments prescribed by physician or health care provider. He should avoid using of creams because oils tend to accumulate in the pores and make the condition worse.
You might also like to view...
You enter the room of Mrs. Brewster, an 87-year-old frail woman with congestive heart failure. As you enter, you say, "Good morning, dear. I'd like to bathe you now, honey
" Later, your supervisor reprimands you because your way of speaking to Mrs. Brewster was an example of a. Beneficence b. Paternalism c. Caring d. Malfeasance
The independent variable is the one that the researcher is interested in explaining
A) True B) False
The nurse is teaching patients about self-injection of insulin. Which statement is true regarding injection sites?
a. Avoid the abdomen because absorption there is irregular. b. Choose a different site at random for each injection. c. Give the injection in the same area each time. d. Rotate sites within the same location for about 1 week before rotating to a new location.
A patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder is taking Zoloft® 50 mg po twice a day. The bottle of medication shown here will last the patient ________. 
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).