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ashley

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A 70-year-old patient with severe presbycusis is weighing the possibility of getting hearing aids.
 
  The nurse who is contributing to this patient's care should be aware that the patient's potential benefit of using hearing aids will depend upon which of the following factors?
  A) The patient's ability to supplement the hearing aid with speech reading
  B) The patient's ability to adequately discriminate sounds
  C) The patient's level of motivation to hear more clearly
  D) The patient's level of personal hygiene

Question 2

A patient has been prescribed sildenafil citrate. What should the nurse teach the patient about this medication?
 
  A) Sexual stimulation is not needed to obtain an erection.
  B) The drug should be taken 1 hour prior to intercourse.
  C) Facial flushing or headache should be reported to the health care provider immediately.
  D) A high dose may result in a permanent change of vision.


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Carliemb17

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


ashley

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Wow, this really help

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