The nurse has to collect the urine sample of a diabetic client and send it to the laboratory
for testing abnormal substances. Which substance listed below should the nurse know is
normally present in urine?
A) Acetone
B) Urea
C) Sugar
D) Protein
B
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1) Archetype 2) Bias 3) Prejudice 4) Stereotype
You have just taken report for your shift and you are doing your initial assessment of your patients
One of your patients asks you if there has been an error made in her medication. Which of the following principles would apply if you give an accurate response? A) Veracity B) Confidentiality C) Respect D) Justice
For which older patient should the nurse suspect a decline in the responsiveness of the immune system?
1. 78-year-old patient with pneumonia and temperature of 99.5°F 2. 68-year-old patient with a red itchy rash from contact with poison ivy 3. 80-year-old patient with swelling and redness around an abdominal incision 4. 66-year-old patient with 8 mm induration from a mumps skin test 72 hours earlier
A client has diabetes insipidus and receives desmopressin (DDAVP). The nurse completes medication education and evaluates that learning has occurred when the client makes which statement?
1. "This medication is a potent vasodilator; my blood pressure can fall." 2. "This medication promotes diuresis in my body; my blood pressure can fall." 3. "This medication increases water reabsorption in my kidneys." 4. "This medication suppresses hormone secretion from my posterior pituitary gland."