The nurse is preparing a 23-year-old female client for surgery. The nurse would anticipate which of the following diagnostic tests to be ordered?
A)
EKG
B)
BUN and creatinine
C)
Pregnancy test
D)
ECG
C
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An older client is receiving corticosteroid therapy to treat asthma. The nurse knows that
A) inhaled medications cause less severe adverse effects than systemic forms. B) there is a risk of hyperkalemia. C) the client may develop hypoglycemia. D) the client may experience hypotension.
The client who has diabetes is prescribed to take insulin glargine once daily and regular insulin four times daily. The first dose of regular insulin occurs at the same time of day as the insulin glargine dose
How should the nurse teach the client to take these two medications? A. "Draw up and inject the insulin glargine first and then draw up and inject the dose of regular insulin." B. "Draw up and inject the insulin glargine first, wait 1 hour, and then draw up and inject the dose of regular insulin." C. "First draw up the dose of regular insulin, and then draw up the dose of insulin glargine in the same syringe, mix, and inject the two insulins together." D. "First draw up the dose of insulin glargine, and then draw up the dose of regular insulin in the same syringe, mix, and inject the two insulins together."
While assessing an 18-month-old toddler, the nurse distinguishes normal from abnormal findings by remembering that Gesell's theory of development states
a. "The developmental stage of the toddler is affected solely by environmental influence." b. "Developmental patterns are not affected by gene activity." c. "Skill development should be identical to that of other toddlers in the playroom." d. "Environmental influence does not affect the sequence of development."
For bisphosphonates to be optimally effective, these medications must be taken with an adequate amount of:
A. folic acid. B. vitamin C. C. oral calcium and vitamin D. D. iron.