Which test will furnish immediate feedback for a newly diagnosed diabetic who is not yet under control?
a. Fasting blood sugar (FBS)
b. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HgbA1c)
c. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)
d. Clinitest
ANS: A
Diabetics should do a fingerstick blood glucose level test before each meal and at bedtime each day until their disease is under control. The HgbA1c serum test reveals the effectiveness of diabetes therapy for the preceding 8 to 12 weeks.
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a. Teach the woman and her support person about the monitoring equipment and discuss any questions they have. b. Report abnormal findings to the physician before initiating corrective actions. c. Inform the support person that the nurse will be responsible for all comfort measures when the electronic equipment is in place. d. Document the frequency, duration, and intensity of contractions measured by the external device.
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A) Digoxin (Lanoxin) B) Phenelzine (Nardil) C) Guanethidine (Ismelin) D) Oxytocin (Pitocin) E) Halothane (Avestan)
The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalized 6-year-old child. Which technique should be most helpful?
a. Recommend that the child keep a diary. b. Provide supplies for the child to draw a picture. c. Suggest that the parent read fairy tales to the child. d. Ask the parent if the child is always uncommunicative.
The nurse is assessing a patient with chronic pain and learns the patient is not able to sleep through the night. The nurse realizes this patient is demonstrating which problem?
1. The inability to cope with pain 2. A side effect of chronic pain medication use 3. Sleep deprivation because of poor pain control 4. Lying as a way to be prescribed more pain medication without an identified need