While conducting an oral assessment, a nurse notices the patient's gums are red and swollen, some teeth are loose, and blood and pus can be expressed when the gums are palpated. What condition do these symptoms indicate?
A) periodontitis B) plaque C) halitosis D) caries
A
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A patient scheduled for a total laryngectomy and radical neck dissection for cancer of the larynx asks the nurse, "Will I be able to talk normally after surgery?" What is the best response by the nurse?
a. "You will breathe through a permanent opening in your neck, but you will not be able to communicate orally." b. "You won't be able to talk right after surgery, but you will be able to speak again after the tracheostomy tube is removed." c. "You won't be able to speak as you used to, but there are artificial voice devices that will give you the ability to speak normally." d. "You will have a permanent opening into your neck, and you will need to have rehabilitation for some type of voice restoration."
The hospital has established a wellness center that provides health education programs. To advertise this new service, the hospital conducts what type of marketing?
a. Mass marketing b. Social marketing c. Product-variety marketing d. Exchange marketing
A client who is immobile complains of severe pain in the right flank. The physician diagnoses the client with renal calculi. This condition often results from
A) Increased serum calcium B) Decreased serum calcium C) Increased serum phosphorous D) Decreased serum phosphorous
You may reuse a thermometer probe cover as long as you store it in a covered container in the patient's room.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)