Y.L. is instructed to monitor her fasting blood glucose first thing in the morning and 2 hours
after every meal. What are the purposes of this request?
What will be an ideal response?
To assess the patient's glycemic control, help guide appropriate nutrition and exercise
recommendations, and assess the need for medication intervention
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The nurse learns that a patient who is being treated for peptic ulcer disease is "still having problems." What should the nurse instruct this patient to do?
1. try smoking cessation techniques 2. eat a bland diet 3. avoid eating breakfast 4. have the largest meal of the day at lunchtime
Which of the following types of observation is the most narrow and highly focused?
A) Descriptive observation B) Selective observation C) Reflective observation D) Focused observation
A nurse working in a school administers medications to many children at lunch. One day, a child states that she "feels funny" after being given a medication and that "she has never felt this way before."
What is the correct initial action for the nurse to take? a. Tell the child to lie down. b. Call the child's parent or guardian. c. Assess the child. d. Send the child back to class.
Over-the-counter products used to treat sunburns, insect bites, and hemorrhoids can contain ________ anesthetics.
A. general B. systemic C. dermal D. local