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The nurse recognizes that the patient is exhibiting signs of ______________ when she notices that he has difficulty holding food and fluid in his mouth and experiences difficulty moving it to his esophagus.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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When obtaining a venipuncture sample for a blood culture, a nurse should:
 
  A. Recap the needles
  B. Shake the culture bottles well
  C. Use two different sites to draw samples
  D. Inoculate the aerobic culture bottle first



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Answer to Question 1

dysphagia
Classic signs of dysphagia include inability to hold food and fluid in the mouth or difficulty moving food into the esophagus. Any condition that produces muscle weakness may result in impairment of the swallowing mechanism. Early recognition of the patient's difficulty will allow the nurse to implement aspiration precautions to protect the patient from complications of dysphagia.

Answer to Question 2

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C. Collect 10 to 15 ml of venous blood by venipuncture in 20-ml syringe from each venipuncture from each site. Culture specimens must be obtained from two sites.
A. Dispose of needles, syringe, and soiled equipment in proper container. Do not cap needles.
B. Mix gently after inoculation.
D. If both aerobic and anaerobic cultures are needed, inoculate anaerobic first.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


xthemafja

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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