Diabetic coma and insulin shock are not as severe in the elderly as they are in younger individuals.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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The mother of a child with diabetes asks the nurse in charge of the family-centered pediatric unit if she might see her child's laboratory reports. The nurse should reply:
a. "Although the actual reports are not shared, I can tell you her blood sugar is 200 mg." b. "I'll write them down for you and bring them to your room." c. "Come to the conference room where we can have privacy while you look at them." d. "I'll notify the physician that you wish to see the reports."
The nurse includes in the teaching plan that malignant tumors are similar to benign tumors because both:
1. contain cells that closely resemble those in the tissue of origin. 2. travel quickly to invade and destroy other tissues and organs. 3. always grow and multiply very rapidly, competing for space and nutrients and causing severe pain. 4. may press on nearby surrounding tissues, such as nerves and blood vessels, caus-ing pain.
What scholar(s) used meta-analysis to research gender and leadership style?
a. Eagly and Carli b. Heilman c. Bowles and McGinn d. Powell and Vecchio
An agency nurse is assigned to the thoracic surgery postoperative nursing unit. Which of the fol-lowing would be the best action by the charge nurse?
a. Call the agency to determine her level of experience. b. Assign the nurse to patients ready for discharge. c. Assign her to pass medications only. d. Ask the nurse about her level of experi-ence.