Your patient wears full dentures. His usual denture care inc…
Your patient wears full dentures. His usual denture care includes taking the teeth out once a day to brush. He wears the dentures overnight. You are concerned that he might be at risk for developing denture-induced stomatitis. Which points do you include in a teaching plan for denture care? (Select all that apply.)
Read DetailsA 26-year-old married woman recently discovered that she is…
A 26-year-old married woman recently discovered that she is pregnant and is at her first prenatal visit. While assessing the patient, the woman’s health nurse practitioner discovers that she has purulent vaginal discharge. The patient states, “It burns when I urinate, and I seem to have to go to the bathroom frequently.” Based on these symptoms, the nurse practitioner determines that further follow-up is needed because the patient:
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The nurse is caring for a patient after a surgical procedure who has pneumatic compression devices on the lower extremities. When the nurse walks into the room the patient states, “I want these things off of my legs.” What should the nurse do first?
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