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One reason the nurse focuses on oral hygiene is to maintain a healthy state of the oral cavity. What is another reason to promote oral hygiene?
- A. To improve self-esteem
- B. To stimulate appetite
- C. To restore tooth destruction
- D. To assist with periodontitis
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A sense of well-being can stimulate appetite.
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How will the nurse correctly replace a patient's dentures after cleaning?
- A. Inserting the lower denture first
- B. Asking the patient to insert them
- C. Inserting both dentures together
- D. Inserting the upper denture first
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: When reinserting dentures, replace the upper dentures first.
The nurse is assessing a patient's skin for signs of impaired skin integrity. Which finding by the nurse is considered a major manifestation?
- A. Burn
- B. Laceration
- C. Pressure injury
- D. Infection
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A major manifestation of impaired skin integrity is a pressure injury.
The nurse avoids dragging the patient across the bed linen to decrease the potential risk of skin injury by ____.
Correct Answer: friction
Rationale: Dragging the patient across bed linen rather than lifting can cause skin damage from friction.
What does the nurse recognize is important to consider when using the nursing process to plan hygiene care of the patient?
- A. Nurse's orders
- B. Health care provider's orders
- C. Patient's preferences
- D. Outcome goals
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Individual patients will have individual desires and choices.
A health care provider orders a patient to be placed in the Trendelenburg's position. How will the nurse position the bed?
- A. On the floor
- B. Parallel with the floor
- C. Tilted with the head of the bed down
- D. Tilted with the foot of the bed down
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The entire bed is tilted downward with the head of the bed down when placing a patient in the Trendelenburg's position.