Two nurses are working together to solve a clinical problem. Each one figures out a different way to solve the problem. What statement is most accurate regarding the nurses' critical thinking skills?
Answer: Each of them has different experiences, strengths, and opinions
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For a client who is receiving a cholinesterase inhibitor, which of the following can the nurse recommend to the client's caregiver to decrease the client's risk for injury? Select all that apply
A) Observe frequent drug holidays. B) Encourage the use of assistive devices. C) Keep the bed in a low position. D) Use night lights. E) Decrease drug dose if mobility worsens.
A mother caring for a school-age child with type 1 diabetes mellitus is frantic because the child self-administered 15 units of regular insulin instead of the prescribed 5 units before breakfast this morning
What should the nurse instruct the mother to do at this time? (Select all that apply.) A) Observe for nervousness, weakness, dizziness, or sweating. B) Determine if the child is experiencing extreme hunger and thirst. C) Determine if the child is irritable or demonstrating stubbornness. D) Provide the child with a half-glass of orange juice or regular soda. E) Rub a small amount of honey on the child's gums and inside of the cheek.
What causes the microvascular complications in patients with diabetes mellitus?
a. The capillaries contain plaques of lipids that obstruct blood flow. b. Pressure in capillaries increases as a result of the elevated glucose attracting water. c. The capillary basement membranes thicken, and cell hyperplasia develops. d. Fibrous plaques form from the proliferation of subendothelial smooth muscle of arteries
Your patient is a 41-year-old diabetic primigravida. You have just performed a vaginal exam: 6/90/-1. The fetus has been having late decels with absent to minimal variability and no accels for one hour, despite interventions to improve the tracing. The provider arrives on the unit and states that she will remain on the floor, and writes orders to start oxytocin. You inform the physician that you are not comfortable starting oxytocin based on maternal history, SVE, and FHR tracing. The provider insists that you should start oxytocin. What is your response?
A. Tell the physician that if she will remain on the unit, you will start the oxytocin. B. Tell the physician that she can start the oxytocin herself. C. Tell the physician that you decline to start the oxytocin, and notify the physician that you are activating your chain of command.