Author Question: The client tells the nurse about the root canal procedure that had to be completed a week before ... (Read 78 times)

sammy · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

The client tells the nurse about the root canal procedure that had to be completed a week before planned surgery. Based on this information, what structure of the tooth was damaged that required this procedure?

A) Crown
B) Pulp
C) Dentin
D) Root

Question 2

The nurse has to administer medications through a GI tube to a client. What type of asepsis should the nurse practice when doing this procedure?

1 . Sterile technique
2 . Clean technique
3 . Medical asepsis
4 . Surgical asepsis
A) 1, 3
B) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 2, 4

Athena23 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
The tooth's center is the pulp cavity (pulp chamber). The pulp contains many nerve endings and blood vessels, which enter through the roots (via the root canal) from the tooth sockets. When tooth decay is so advanced that it permanently damages the pulp, a root canal procedure or removal of the tooth (extraction) is required. The crown is the enamel-covered part of the tooth visible in the mouth. The root of the tooth is in the bony socket. Beneath the enamel and the cement is a hard bonelike substance called dentin, which is the bulk of tooth material.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Because the GI tract is open to the outside, and because nonsterile material is introduced into it (food), it is not considered to be sterile. Surgical asepsis is considered a sterile technique. Medical asepsis is considered clean technique.