A client with chronic sinusitis comes to the outpatient department complaining of headache, malaise, and a nonproductive cough. When examining the client's paranasal sinuses, the nurse detects tenderness. To evaluate this finding further, the nurse should transilluminate the:
a) frontal sinuses only.
b) sphenoidal sinuses only.
c) frontal and maxillary sinuses.
d) sphenoidal and ethmoidal sinuses.
Answer: c) frontal and maxillary sinuses.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The essential and enduring tenets of an organization that represent long-term commitments and the foundation for future traditions are called
A. core values. B. service values. C. stewardship values. D. organizational values.
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