Clients in long-term care facilities who are uncooperative with oral hygiene, including teeth brushing, are likely to benefit from the use of which of the following agents in the mouth care they do receive?
A) lemon and glycerine swabs
B) Nystatin
C) undiluted hydrogen peroxide
D) chlorhexidine (Peridex)
D
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The nurse warns the patient that, in order to retard the growth of microorganisms, the operating room is kept at a temperature of _____ to _____ degrees
a. 60; 65 b. 66; 70 c. 71; 74 d. 75; 77
Persons at risk for entrapment within the hospital bed system include which of the following?
a. Persons who are younger b. Persons with good muscle control c. Ambulatory persons who are alert and oriented d. Persons who are restrained
Which of the following statements is true of anticholinergic drugs?
A. Anticholinergic drugs cause bradycardia and pupillary contraction. B. Anticholinergic drugs are more effective than levodopa and the dopamine agonists. C. Anticholinergic drugs that act primarily in the periphery are the preferred drugs for treatment. D. Anticholinergic drugs should be used with caution in patients with glaucoma.
What is physiologic jaundice in a newborn caused by?
a. Reabsorption of bilirubin in the small intestine b. Impaired hepatic uptake and excretion of bilirubin c. Increased bilirubin production d. Mild conjugated (indirect-reacting) hyperbilirubinemia