The Nurse Uses Olfaction in the Client's Assessment

question 33

Multiple Choice

The nurse uses olfaction in the client's assessment.If a sweet,fruity smell is noticed in the oral cavity,the nurse suspects:

• A) Diabetic acidosis
• B) Gum disease
• C) Stomatitis
• D) Malabsorption syndrome

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Definitions:

Latency Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, a period in childhood development characterized by a suppression of sexual impulses and a focus on expanding social contacts beyond the family.

Biological Urges

Innate drives or impulses stemming from biological needs that influence human behavior, such as hunger, thirst, and sexual desire.

Social Contacts

Interactions and connections with other people, ranging from casual acquaintances to close personal relationships.

Psychosexual Development

Freud's theory describing how personality develops through five stages (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital) from infancy to adulthood.