RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 1651 of 2368

A client who wears dentures is having an oral assessment. What should the nurse do first?

  1. Inspect the mouth with the dentures in place
  2. Assess only the tongue and uvula
  3. Ask the client to remove the dentures
  4. Ask the family to clean the dentures first
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Correct answer: Ask the client to remove the dentures

Dentures are removed so the nurse can see the underlying mucosa.

Source: Nursing Skills, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Head and Neck Assessment: Objective Assessment. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026