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The nurse is performing patient teaching with a young mother who has brought her 3-month-old to the clinic for a well-baby check.
 
  Knowing that it is cold season, what information should the nurse provide to the mother to best prevent transmission of organisms?
  A) Take prescribed antibiotics
  B) Use warm salt-water gargles
  C) Dress warmly
  D) Wash hands frequently

Question 2

The patient, age 56, is a mother of nine children. She undergoes an anterior and posterior colporrhaphy for repair of a cystocele and rectocele. On her return from the postanesthesia care unit, the nurse would expect which finding on assessment?
 
  a. Gauze vaginal packing
  b. Rectal tube
  c. Perineal dressings
  d. Indwelling catheter



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

D
A retention catheter is usually inserted into the bladder to keep it empty and prevent pressure on sutures.





 

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