A nurse is assessing how well a caregiver is able to assist her client with insulin injections. What is the preferred setting for this assessment to take place?
A) A clinic
B) The hospital
C) The home
D) The community center
C
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A patient is admitted to the ED with suspected alcohol intoxication. The ED nurse is aware of the need to assess for conditions that can mimic acute alcohol intoxication. In light of this need, the nurse should perform what action?
A) Check the patient's blood glucose level. B) Assess for a documented history of major depression. C) Determine whether the patient has ingested a corrosive substance. D) Arrange for assessment of serum potassium levels.
A client has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and must learn how to do his own finger stick blood sugar analysis as part of his treatment. The client has been sullen and uncommunicative since receiving the diagnosis
How can the nurse best increase the client's motivation to learn? 1. Demonstrating the finger stick on the nurse 2. Offering to do the procedure for the client each time it is scheduled 3. Teaching the client's support system how to perform the procedure 4. Encouraging the client's participation each time the procedure is performed
Which statement by a patient who has given informed consent for ECT confirms that the patient understands the side effects of this treatment?
a. "I won't remember the pain." b. "It will take several weeks before I feel good again." c. "My short-term memory loss will be only temporary." d. "I will be at increased risk for developing epilepsy later."
The nurse providing care for a woman with gestational diabetes understands that a laboratory test for glycosylated hemoglobin Alc:
a. Is now done for all pregnant women, not just those with or likely to have diabetes. b. Is a snapshot of glucose control at the moment. c. Would be considered evidence of good diabetes control with a result of 5% to 6%. d. Is done on the patient's urine, not her blood.