The nurse in the long-term care facility is planning a ...

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The nurse in the long-term care facility is planning a presentation regarding dental care to the other nursing staff members. When organizing the program, which of the following should be included in the information provided?
 
  A) The older adult should have dental cleaning performed two times per year.
  B) The older adult should brush the teeth once daily.
  C) Flossing in the older adult should be limited to avoid dental complications.
  D) The use of alcohol-based mouthwashes is helpful to reduce bacteria.

Question 2

An older patient has a blood pressure reading of 150/88. The patient reports no other symptoms or medical history of illness. What should the nurse instruct the patient to do?
 
  1. Have the blood pressure rechecked in a month.
  2. Do nothing since this is a normal variant of aging.
  3. Go to the emergency department for further evaluation and treatment.
  4. Contact the primary care provider for further evaluation and treatment.

[ricroger]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

4
Rationale: Waiting for 1 month to recheck the blood pressure is too long of a period of time for evaluation and treatment.

[OSWALD]

Gracias!

[xiazhe]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it