A client in a long-term care facility has been diagnosed with oral candidiasis and is prescribed treatment with oral Nystatin for 2 weeks. Select the statement that correctly describes an intervention included in proper treatment with Nystatin.
A) The Nystatin solution should be held in the mouth for 10 seconds, swished about the mouth, and then swallowed.
B) Clients should wear their dentures while swishing the solution to remove the fungus from the dentures also.
C) Diabetic clients are treated with twice-daily Nystatin in the form of a troche to ensure that the antifungal medication is absorbed completely.
D) Dentures should be removed at night and soaked in water to which 1 ml of the Nystatin oral solution has been added.
Question 2
An older woman tells the nurse her husband seldom brushes his teeth as he did in the past. Reasons why older clients stop participating in daily oral hygiene practices, such as brushing the teeth, include
A) loss of manual dexterity.
B) malocclusion of teeth.
C) decrease in taste acuity.
D) lack of dental insurance.
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