When describing gestational diabetes to a pregnant woman, which the following would the nurse need to keep in mind as an underlying mechanism?
1. Confiscation of the woman's insulin by the fetus
2. Hereditary defect of glucose metabolism
3. Exaggeration of the normal resistance to insulin due to pregnancy
4. Lack of growth hormone in the pregnant teenager
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Assessment is crucial to the care of patients with neurological dysfunction. What does assessment require? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Knowledge of the neurological dysfunction B) Understanding of the tests used to diagnose neurological disorders C) Knowledge of nursing interventions related to assessment and diagnostic testing D) Knowledge of the anatomy of the nervous system E) Knowledge of nursing diagnosis
Which of the following is an Activity for the nursing intervention music therapy?
1. Determine the patient's interest in music. 2. Activity intolerance 3. Use music to help achieve a specific change in behavior or feeling. 4. Identify patients who have a history of substance abuse.
A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus has difficulty swallowing and takes milk of magnesium every day for nausea and constipation. What should the nurse suspect is occurring with this patient?
1. age-related changes 2. visceral neuropathy 3. peripheral neuropathy 4. reaction to insulin injections
Which of the following nursing diagnoses receives priority for a client in alcohol withdrawal?
A) Disturbed sensory perception B) Disturbed thought processes C) Risk for suicide or injury D) Ineffective coping