List five situations in which a patient may need special oral hygiene.
What will be an ideal response?
· Unconsciousness
· Vomiting
· High fever
· Some medications
· Dehydrated
· Mouth breathing
· Receiving oxygen
· Dying
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a. Parotid b. Stensen's c. Sublingual d. Submandibular
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with a terminal illness and experiencing a great deal of pain. After administration of IV analgesia, the client continues to complain of severe pain. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate in this situ
1. Explain to the client the need to wait for further medication to prevent overdosage complications. 2. Ask the family to help divert the client from the discomfort. 3. Call the health care provider, if necessary, to request an order for additional analgesia. 4. Wait an hour for the medication to take effect.
Decreased variability of fetal heart rate is considered benign if caused by:
1. a periodic fetal sleep state. 2. uterine palpation. 3. uterine contractions. 4. maternal activity.
On the admission assessment of an 80-year-old to a long-term care facility, the nurse notes that the resident's toenails are dark, thick, and brittle, extremely misshapen, and growing at an angle from the toe. The nurse recognizes these as signs of:
a. fungal infection of the nails. b. ram's horn nails. c. ingrown nails. d. expected age-related changes in the nails.