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mikaylakyoung

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on: Jul 11, 2018
You are caring for a 79-year-old man who has returned to the Medical-Surgical unit following abdominal surgery. Your patient is unable to ambulate and is now refusing to wear an external pneumatic compression stocking.
 
  You explain that refusing to wear external pneumatic compression stockings places him at significant risk for what?
  A) Sepsis
  B) Infection
  C) Pulmonary embolism
  D) Hematoma

Question 2

The nurse instructs an older adult who has developed shingles regarding risk for future occurrences of the disease. Which of the following should then nurse include in this discussion?
 
  A) Chronic diarrhea and thrush are symptoms that can develop years after herpes zoster has invaded the body..
  B) Herpes zoster is a sexually transmitted disease..
  C) You should receive the vaccination to prevent future occurrences..
  D) Your family is now at risk for developing shingles..


flexer1n1

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
People who have had shingles can still receive the shingles vaccine to help prevent future occurrences of the disease; generally, people wait until the lesions are gone to get the vaccination. The CDC recommends that people over age 60 be vaccinated against shingles.


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