What is the function of saliva?
a. It allows sweet, sour, bitter, and salty tastes to be sensed.
b. It pushes food closer to the pharynx.
c. It cuts, chops, and grinds food for diges-tion and swallowing.
d. It moistens food particles for easier swal-lowing.
D
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The nurse providing care for patients or residents must act on the knowledge that a basic right of a patient or a resident is to receive
a. considerate and respectful care from all care providers. b. information about the diagnosis and prognosis from the practical nurse. c. the medical care of their choice, regardless of their ability to pay. d. any food requested and in as large a quantity as desired.
A patient who is a missionary has returned from Africa to the United States and has completed treatment for an acute attack of P. vivax malaria. The provider has determined that clinical cure has been achieved
The nurse will expect to teach this patient about: a. beginning medications for a radical cure. b. beginning suppressive therapy. c. reporting visual disturbances and headaches. d. using insect repellents and mosquito netting.
The nurse is teaching primary prevention of cognitive impairment at a community health fair. Which topics would be included in the presentation? (Select all that apply.)
a. Do not use substances such as cannabis and alcohol. b. Wear helmets when riding bicycles and motorcycles. c. Complete a Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) yearly. d. Correct acid-base imbalances related to underlying disease processes. e. Wear a seat belt whenever riding in a motorized vehicle. f. Complete a Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) scale yearly.
The mother of a 5-year-old girl who shows clinging behavior and who becomes anxious when not with either parent asks how to help the child relax enough to go to sleep without staying beside the child's bed
The nurse could suggest that the mother do which of the following? A) Leave the door open so the child can hear the parents' voices while going to sleep. B) Set limits by insisting the child go to sleep and closing the door. C) Allow the child to fall asleep in the parents' bed, then carry her to her own bed after falling asleep. D) Teach her child to perform relaxation techniques.