The client diagnosed with diabetes mellitus calls the nurse to complain about dizziness that occurs upon standing. The nurse informs the client that this may be caused by which initial complication related to diabetes mellitus?
A. Hypertension
B. Impaired peripheral circulation
C. Diabetic autonomic neuropathy
D. Diabetic nephropathy
Answer: C
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1. Ice cream, spinach, lean beef, and a tossed salad 2. Milk, chicken, cooked carrots, and an apple 3. Chicken, canned cherries, white rice, and ice cream 4. Dried fruit, canned corn, beef hamburger, and mashed potatoes
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a. Document the tidaling b. Elevate the head of the bed and notify charge nurse of malfunction of drainage system c. Add more sterile water to the water seal chamber d. Turn patient to the affected side
To improve security of goods received, you implement which of these?
a. invoice receiving b. perpetual inventory c. blind receiving d. mini-max system
A client with AIDS persistently uses denial with respect to the seriousness of his condition. The nurse will need to be alert for the presence of defining characteristics for the nursing diagnosis of:
1. Anxiety 2. Hopelessness 3. Noncompliance 4. Powerlessness