Which of your clients are at highest risk for gingivitis?
1. clients experiencing hormonal fluctuations
2. elderly clients
3. middle-aged clients
4. clients receiving oxygen therapy
ANS: 1
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What intervention is most appropriate to prevent respiratory complications resulting from immobility?
a. Suction every 4 to 6 hours. b. Administer pain medications as frequently as possible. c. Teach the patient the technique of pursed lip breathing. d. Reposition the patient, and encourage him or her to cough and deep breathe at least every 2 hours.
Elizabeth, an RN with approximately 15 years of service on your unit, walks away from one of the learning sessions on IV care and you overhear her telling a colleague that she thought the session was a waste of time because
"the unit has been using heparin for years and there has never been any adverse effects." According to Havelock (1973), this comment may originate from failure in which phase of the six phases of planned change? a. Generating self-renewal b. Choosing the solution c. Diagnosing the problem d. Building a relationship
Nurses might evaluate their beliefs, values, and knowledge about poverty by being placed in which of the following situations?
1. A client asking for a small amount of money at a clinic 2. Setting up a homeless shelter 3. Making a home visit to a home that is unkempt 4. Reading about poverty in a textbook
All of the following are treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia EXCEPT:
A. laser, microwave, or radio wave treatment. B. phophodiesterase inhibitor drugs such as sildenafil. C. surgical resection of tissue. D. heat coagulation or freezing.