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lilldybug07

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The nurse is testing the patency of a client's nostrils. The MOST appropriate steps to take would be:
 
  a. Ask the client to sniff while closing off each nostril in turn.
  b. Inspect the inner membranes and septum with a nasal scope.
  c. Instill normal saline drops into each naris, and observe the oropharynx for drainage.
  d. Pass an oxygen tube into both sides of the nasopharynx.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about religious support systems in the health care setting is TRUE?
 
  a. They may not recognize the client's spiritual needs.
  b. They are part of the client's health care team.
  c. They consist exclusively of ministers, priests, and rabbis.
  d. They provide religious freedom for the client.



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ryansturges

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Answer to Question 1

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The patency of the nostrils can be tested by asking the client to sniff inward while closing off each nostril.

Answer to Question 2

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Cultural groups also prefer certain types of health care practitioners, those who most closely relate to their concept of etiology and definitions of health and illness. They are part of the client's health care team.





 

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