After removing a tack from a type 2 diabetic's heel and evaluating the site for infection, what is the best plan for this patient?
a. Suggest she use a heating pad to improve circulation
b. Refer to a podiatrist for a foot care treatment plan
c. Send her for acupuncture treatments
d. All of the above
ANS: B
You might also like to view...
When planning care for the immobile client, the nurse includes which of the following?
1. Assess for complications resulting from immobility. 2. Plan for the client to obtain eight hours of uninterrupted sleep without repositioning. 3. Implement repositioning every hour. 4. Evaluate the client's ability to perform passive ROM.
A client is receiving warfarin (Coumadin) daily following total hip replacement surgery. Which laboratory value requires intervention by the nurse?
a. Potassium (K+), 4.2 mEq/L b. International normalized ratio (INR), 5.1 c. Prothrombin time (PT), 13.4 seconds d. Hemoglobin (Hg), 16 g/dL
A woman tells her nurse she is worried about the blotchy, brownish coloring over her cheeks, nose, and forehead
The nurse can reassure her that this is a normal condition related to hor-monal change, commonly called "the mask of pregnancy," or scientifically: 1. chloasma. 2. linea nigra. 3. striae gravidarum. 4. palmar erythema.
Employee health test results reveal a tuberculosis (TB) skin test of 16-mm induration and a negative chest x-ray for a staff nurse working on the pulmonary unit. The nurse has no symptoms of TB
Which information should the occupational health nurse plan to teach the staff nurse? a. Standard four-drug therapy for TB b. Need for annual repeat TB skin testing c. Use and side effects of isoniazid (INH) d. Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine