The perinatal nurse knows that the laboring diabetic patient's blood glucose level should always be less than 120 mg/dL
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: True
Blood glucose levels are assessed every hour, and fluid/insulin adjustments are made as needed to maintain maternal blood glucose levels between 80 and 120 mg/dL.
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Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse recognize as being anomalous? A) Tactile fremitus is present. B) The ratio of the anteroposterior diameter of Mrs. Bedard's chest to the lateral diameter is 1:2. C) Thoracic percussion over Mrs. Bedard's lung fields is resonant. D) Mrs. Bedard's resting respiratory rate is 26 breaths per minute.
For the surgical patient who complains of excessive gas, the nurse will:
a. offer iced fluids. b. arrange for large meal servings. c. provide a straw for drinking fluids. d. ambulate the patient in the hall.
A nurse manager introduces prompted voiding into nursing practice on a unit, which is supported by clinical guidelines based on evidence-based practice
The nurses on the unit resist implementation, indicating that the bathroom facilities are too far away for efficient implementation of the guidelines, and that resources are too few to accomplish the initial voiding observations. For the nurse manager in this situation, it is important to have further discussion with the staff regarding (select all that apply): a. Compatibility of this intervention with the values of staff on the unit. b. Advantages of prompted voiding over incontinence products and catheterizations. c. Usefulness of prompted voiding with the particular population of patients on the unit. d. Feasibility of the program with respect to unit design.
The nurse is planning care for a group of community members who follow Ayurveda medicine. What beliefs about this form of health care would the nurse need to keep in mind while planning this care? Select all that apply
1. All things in the universe are joined together. 2. Human beings contain elements that can be found in the universe. 3. All people are born in a state of balance. 4. Disease occurs when a person is out of harmony with the universe.