Author Question: After the nurse has administered ear drops to the patient's left ear, how should the nurse position ... (Read 136 times)

imowrer · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

After the nurse has administered ear drops to the patient's left ear, how should the nurse position the patient?

a. Prone
b. Upright
c. Right lateral
d. Dorsal recumbent with hyperextension of the neck

Question 2

The nurse works in a small rural hospital with a wide variety of clients. Of the clients admitted this afternoon, the nurse recognizes that the individual with which of the following conditions is most susceptible to infection?

a. Burns
b. Diabetes
c. Pulmonary emphysema
d. Peripheral vascular disease

meow1234 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

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A The prone position is not recommended after administration of ear drops.
B The upright position is not recommended after ear drop administration. The ear drops would run out of the ear canal.
C The patient should remain in the side-lying position, in this case the right lateral position, for two to three minutes after the ear drops are administered.
D The dorsal recumbent position with the neck hyperextended is not recommended after the administration of ear drops.

Answer to Question 2

A
Burn clients have a very high susceptibility to infection because of the damage to skin surfaces. This would be the individual with the highest risk for infection.
Victims of chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus and multiple sclerosis, are susceptible to infection because of general debilitation and nutritional impairment. However, the client with diabetes would not have the highest risk for infection in this instance.
Diseases that impair body-system defenses, such as emphysema and bronchitis (which impair ciliary action and thicken mucus), increase susceptibility to infection. However, the client with pulmonary emphysema would not have the highest risk for infection in this instance.
Diseases that impair body-system defenses, such as peripheral vascular disease (which reduces blood flow to injured tissues), increase susceptibility to infection. However, the client with pe-ripheral vascular disease would not have the highest risk for infection in this instance.