Clients in long-term care facilities who are uncooperative with ...

[tatyanajohnson]

Clients in long-term care facilities who are uncooperative with oral hygiene, including teeth brushing, are likely to benefit from the use of which of the following agents in the mouth care they do receive?
 
  A) lemon and glycerine swabs
  B) Nystatin
  C) undiluted hydrogen peroxide
  D) chlorhexidine (Peridex)

Question 2

Which is a pathophysiological cause that the nurse recognizes in an older patient with hyposmia?
 
  1. Increased neurotransmitters
  2. Injury of the olfactory mucosa
  3. Increased number of sensory cells
  4. Lower thresholds for common odors

[amy.lauersdorf90]

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale: The amount of neurotransmitters decreases with age and cause loss of smell.

[tatyanajohnson]

Wow, this really help

[raili21]

Great answer, keep it coming