A patient is prescribed olanzapine for combination therapy with lithium for the treatment of acute manic episodes in bipolar disorder. The nurse will monitor this patient regularly for which of the following?
A) Hypoglycemia
B) Hyperglycemia
C) Hyponatremia
D) Hypernatremia
B
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A child in the pediatric intensive care unit is started on cortisone. When the nurse enters the room to check his blood glucose, the parents are concerned that he is now a diabetic. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A. "Being critically ill can raise a patient's blood glucose." B. "I'm sorry; we should have been checking this all along." C. "Increased blood glucose can be a side effect of steroids." D. "The doctor is curious about how his glucose levels are."
The nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about autoimmune diseases. Which of the following statements by one of the students best demonstrates a need for further teaching? "__________ is an autoimmune disease." (Select all that apply.)
a. Addison's disease b. Graves' disease c. Multiple sclerosis d. Osteoarthritis e. Type 1 diabetes
Which question about fluid balance would be appropriate when conducting a health history for a client?
A) "Describe your usual urination habits." B) "Describe your problems with constipation." C) "How did you feel when your calcium was low?" D) "Do you eat fruits and vegetables each day?"
Which of the following statements best defines cystic fibrosis?
a. an acquired lung condition that occurs at birth due to oxygen deficiency b. a congenital anomaly occurring during fetal development as a result of dietary deficiencies of the mother c. an autosomal recessive disorder that mainly affects the exocrine glands and does multiple system damage d. a respiratory condition affecting people of Mediterranean descent, involving mainly exchange at a microscopic level in the lungs