You are the home care nurse who is assessing the home environment of a new patient with a laryngectomy. You visit the patient in the hospital and inform the patient that he will need to arrange for installation of which system in the home?
A) A humidification system
B) An air conditioning system
C) A water purification system
D) A radiant heating system
Ans: A
Feedback: The nurse stresses the importance of humidification at home and instructs the family to obtain and set up a humidification system before the patient returns home. Air-conditioning may be too cool and too drying for the patient. A water purification system or a radiant heating system is not necessary.
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