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stevenposner

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What is the appropriate nursing action when administering a vaginal suppository?
 
  a. Ask the patient to urinate prior to insertion.
  b. Assist the patient to a side-lying position.
  c. Keep suppository refrigerated prior to insertion.
  d. Insert the suppository 1 inch into the vagina.

Question 2

Which nursing assessment accurately describes the results of an intradermal skin test?
 
  a. Itching and weeping
  b. Erythema and induration
  c. Swelling and coolness
  d. Pallor and drainage



Jordin Calloway

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
An empty bladder facilitates insertion. A side-lying position would not facilitate insertion of a vaginal suppository. The suppository needs to be warmed to room temperature before it is administered. The suppository is inserted more than 1 inch.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The result should be measured by diameter of erythema in millimeters, and the induration should be palpated and measured in millimeters. Itching is not relevant to the results; weeping should be reported to the health care provider but is not pertinent to the evaluation of the skin test. Swelling, coolness, pallor, and drainage are not relevant to evaluation; reporting this to the health care provider is appropriate but not pertinent to the evaluation of the skin test.



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stevenposner

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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