The nurse delegates the hygienic care of a male patient to the ...

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The nurse delegates the hygienic care of a male patient to the unregulated care provider.
 
  In reviewing the patient assignment, the nurse instructs the unregulated care provider to make sure to use an electric razor to shave the patient with which of the following conditions? a. Thrombocytopenia
  b. Congestive heart failure
  c. Osteoarthritis
  d. Pneumonia

Question 2

A client comes to the emergency department with a puncture wound. What is the primary danger of a puncture wound?
 
  a. Superficial blood loss
  b. Infection and internal bleeding
  c. Scarring from secondary intention
  d. Difficulty in removing a foreign body

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Answer to Question 1

A

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A Patients prone to bleeding, such as the patient with thrombocytopenia, must use an electric razor.
B Patients with congestive heart failure may use a razor blade to shave.
C Patients with osteoarthritis do not need to use an electric razor to shave.
D Patients with pneumonia may use a razor blade to shave. If the patient is having oxygen administered, an electric razor should not be used, as it could create a spark (oxygen is flammable).

Answer to Question 2

B
The primary dangers of puncture wounds are infection and internal bleeding.
Superficial blood loss is not considered a primary danger in this example.
Scarring is not considered a primary danger in this example.
Foreign-body removal is not considered a primary danger in this example.

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