Ch. 45- Mngmt of Pt with Oral and Esophageal Disorders

Use of humidification Follow-up dental appt Follow-up medical appt Oral hygeine

The nurse is creating a discharge teaching plan for a client after surgery for oral cancer. Which should be included in the teaching plan? select all that apply

baking soda and water

The nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who is not able to tolerate brushing his teeth. The nurse includes which mouth irrigation in the plan of care?

Jello

The nurse is planning care for a client with painful oral lesions. Which food should be included in the clients diet?

Many oral cancers produce no symptoms in the early stages.

The nurse provides health teaching to inform the client with oral cancer that

Chancre

The term for a reddened circumscribed lesion that ulcerates and becomes crusted and is a primary lesion of syphilis is a

Tachycardia Tachypnea Hypotension

Which are accurate clinical manifestations associated with hemorrhage? select all that apply

Chronic irritation of the esophagus is a known risk factor

Which is an accurate statement regarding cancer of the esophagus ?

difficulty swallowing

Which is the primary symptom of achalasia?

Sialadenitis

Which term describes an inflammation of the salivary glands?

Sialolithiasis

Which term is used to describe stone formation in a salivary gland, usually the submandibular gland?

Pyrosis

Which term refers to the symptom of GERD, which is characterized by a burning sensation in the esophagus?

Arterial Thrombosis

A client has undergone a radical neck dissection. His skin graft is pale. This indicates which condition?

Lithotripsy

For a client with a salivary calculi, which procedure uses shock waves to disintegrate the stone?

diuretics

The nurse is caring for an older adult who reports xerostomia. The nurse evaluates for use of which medication?

esophageal diverticula

Halitosis and a sour taste in the mouth are clinical manifestations associated with

Fowlers

Post-operatively, a client with a radical neck dissection should be placed in which position?

Dysphagia

The most common symptom of esophageal disease is

Healthy graft

The nurse is assessing the skin graft site of a client who has undergone a radical neck dissection. The skin graft site is pink. The nurse documents which result?

High epigastric pain and/or discomfort

The nurse is caring for a client during the post-op period following radical neck dissection. Which findings should be reported to the physician?

Shoulder drop

The nurse is caring for a client scheduled to undergo radical neck dissection. During the pre-op teaching, the nurse states that an associated complication is

Avoid eating or drinking 2 hours before bedtime

The nurse teaches the client with GERD which measure to manage the disease?

notify the physician

The nurse working in the recovery room is caring for a client who had a radical neck dissection. the nurse notices that the client makes a coarse, high-pitches sound upon inspiration. Which intervention by the nurse is appropriate?