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The 2017 AAP/EFA Periodontal Disease Classification System identifies three stages of periodontitis. Stage III periodontitis is a more serious condition than Stage I periodontitis.

53.  A preschool child is found to have atopic dermatitis. The nurse emphasizes that the child should be discouraged from scratching. The child’s mother asks why scratching should be avoided. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?  

41.  The client scheduled for a skin biopsy asks the nurse how painful the procedure is. What would be the most appropriate nursing response?

60.  The mother of an adolescent asks the nurse, “How do I remove a tick from the skin?” Which response by the nurse is accurate?  

25.  A client develops a low-grade fever and has diminished breath sounds twenty hours postoperatively.  What nursing action is most appropriate for the nurse to initiate to help reduce the fever and prevent complications?

2.  A patient asks the nurse about his pain that is “lasting for such a long time.” Which are characteristics of chronic pain? (Select all that apply)

15. A patient is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. The health care provider prescribes midazolam. The nurse understands the perioperative use of this medication is to______.  

17.  The client seems confused about the procedure to be performed.  Before obtaining the client’s signature on the operative consent, which of the following should the nurse perform?

5. A postoperative patient who received spinal anesthesia complains of a severe headache. Which action is priority for the nurse to take?

36.  Which finding would the nurse consider as characteristics for a client with psoriasis? (Select all that apply).