Following a gastrectomy, the nurse would anticipate that the patient would need to be assessed for
a. renal failure.
b. vitamin B12 deficiency.
c. obesity complications.
d. continuing his routine diet.
Question 2
The nurse determines that a patient has a knowledge deficit regarding her diagnosis of achalasia. The nurse begins patient teaching by explaining that achalasia is
a. a white patch on the mouth or tongue mucosa.
b. caused by frequent ulceration on the lip.
c. caused by excess exposure to sun and wind.
d. caused by the inability of a muscle to relax.
Sublingual medication administration. Photograph of a male patient placing a nitroglycerine tablet u
Caring for a patient on isolation precautions cont'd
The medical assistant escorts the patient into the examination room.
A physician uses a portable electronic tablet to enter patient data while in the examination room.
A goniometer is used to measure range of motion of the patient’s arm.
Denture sore mouth in a patient who never removed partial dentures at night.