To decrease the risk of acid-base imbalance, what goal must the client with diabetes mellitus strive for?
A. Checking blood glucose levels once daily
B. Drinking 3 L of fluid per day
C. Eating regularly, every 4 to 8 hours
D. Maintaining blood glucose level within normal limits
Ans: D. Maintaining blood glucose level within normal limits
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1. tell the patient that getting his pain under control will be difficult because he uses heroin. 2. ask the pharmacist to help you compute the amount of pain medication that you think he will need. 3. try to use nonopioid medications so that you do not interfere with his heroin needs. 4. openly question the patient about his daily heroin use.
The abdominojugular reflux test determines the presence of
a. right ventricular failure. b. hypoxemia. c. liver failure. d. pitting edema.
A patient refuses an enema that has been ordered by the physician. Which of the following should the nurse do?
a. Leave immediately without performing the procedure. b. Explain to the patient why the procedure is ordered and the consequences of not accepting the procedure. c. Give the enema to the patient. d. Call the nursing supervisor.
The client has been started on Halcion and tells the nurse that she is concerned about developing a tolerance for the drug. What is the nurse's highest priority instruction to the client?
a. "Do not use the medication for longer than 7 to 10 days at a time." b. "Do not stop the medication for any reason." c. "Do not use the medication for longer than 6 weeks." d. "Do not take any other medication when taking this drug."