The patient with diabetes
A) cannot use glucose properly.
B) excretes potassium rapidly.
C) has high sodium levels.
D) loses bone calcium.
A
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A set of learned values, beliefs, customs, and practices that are shared by a group and are passed from one generation to another is known as ________________
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A patient is admitted with an exacerbation of asthma. Which factor places the patient at highest risk for sensory overload?
1) Administering albuterol (a central nervous stimulate) every as needed 2) Administering a tranquilizer intravenously every 2 hours as prescribed 3) Delivering oxygen at 6 L/min via nasal cannula 4) Maintaining complete bed rest in a quiet, dimly lit room
A patient has a new prescription for the transdermal form of scopolamine. The nurse knows that this form of scopolamine is used for which condition?
a. Angina b. Chronic pain c. Hypertension d. Motion sickness
The nurse is caring for a patient who has experienced a laparoscopic appendectomy. The nurse recalls that this type of wound heals by
a. Tertiary intention. b. Secondary intention. c. Partial-thickness repair. d. Primary intention.