Author Question: During a physical exam, the nurse notes that the patient has a smooth red tongue. Which of the ... (Read 56 times)

jenna1 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

During a physical exam, the nurse notes that the patient has a smooth red tongue. Which of the following diagnostic tests is an expected follow-up?

A) Biopsy any lesions.
B) Scrape the tongue for syphilis.
C) Screen for lead poisoning.
D) Complete a nutrition screening.

Question 2

Mrs S is recently widowed. She worked at home as a full-time wife and mother throughout her adult life. She is now most likely to experience:

A) A desire to obtain employment outside the home
B) Relief at being freed from the responsibilities of childrearing
C) A sense of loss of her established social roles
D) An interest in meeting men her own age and remarrying

Bsand8 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
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A smooth red tongue can be an indication of an iron, vitamin B12, or niacin deficiency.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Unlike many of today's younger women, who may value employment and motherhood equally, the elderly women of today centered their lives on their families, from which they derived their sense of fulfillment. Having developed few roles from which to achieve satisfaction other than that of wife and mother, many of these women feel a void when their children are gone and their husbands die.