Immediately after a spinal cord injury, a patient is started on high-dose IV methylprednisolone. What nursing assessment indicates a serious undesirable effect of this drug?
A) Slightly elevated white blood cells
B) Low-grade temperature elevation
C) Gastric aspirate positive for guaiac
D) Increased pain below lesion
C
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A patient is admitted to the emergency department in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) with a blood glucose level of 485 mg/dL. The physician orders an initial dose of 25 U insulin IV. Which type of insulin will be administered?
A) NPH insulin B) Humulin L insulin C) Humulin N insulin D) Regular insulin
The nurse is assessing a client after a motor vehicle accident and notes the presence of ecchymosis in the left flank area. The nurse would interpret this finding as which of the following?
1. Positive Grey Turner's sign 2. Costovertebral angle tenderness 3. Possible clotting dysfunction 4. A precursor to hematuria
The rehabilitation nurse clarifies that the goals of therapy for patients with rheumatic arthritis are to (select all that apply):
1. decrease inflammation. 2. decrease pain. 3. promote adaptation of limitations. 4. modify approach to activities of daily living. 5. supply patient education and support.
A nurse is caring for an elderly female population. Which of the following considerations should be made? (Select all that apply.)
a. Postmenopausal women are more likely than men to experience hypertension. b. Women use more health services than men. c. Women report lower rates of disability than men. d. Women and men have similar socialization patterns. e. Postmenopausal women are less likely than men to experience depression.