The nurse caring for a 54-year-old patient hospitalized with diabetes mellitus would look for which of the following laboratory test results to obtain information on the patient's past glucose control?
A. Prealbumin level
B. Urine ketone level
C. Fasting glucose level
D. Glycosylated hemoglobin level
Answer: D. Glycosylated hemoglobin level
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The nurse is caring for a 6-month-old infant who has had an apparent life-threatening event (ALTE). The nurse is aware that treatment of the infant after ALTE will include all of the following EXCEPT
a. prone positioning. b. supine positioning. c. nasal continuous positive airway pressure. d. continuous gavage feedings.
The nurse is providing home care for a dying client. Two family members at the bedside begin to discuss the disposition of the client's possessions. What should the nurse do?
1. Remind the family that the client can hear them. 2. Tell the family to speak quietly so that the client is not disturbed. 3. Ask the family to leave the room. 4. Ask the client if the family is a disruption.
The advanced practice nurse is assigned to be case manager for a client with newly diagnosed
bipolar disorder who is participating in a multiple family therapy group led by the nurse. Discharge planning for the client included return to independent living with the family, attendance at a day hospital program, and maintenance medication. The responsibilities appropriate for the nurse to assume would be (more than one option may be correct) A. providing medication psychoeducation. B. providing ongoing assessment of family strengths. C. coordinating services the client will receive. D. referring the family to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill for support. E. planning family mobilization if relapse occurs. F. supporting client and family as they deal with loss.
A nurse is providing nursing education about the use of atypical antipsychotic agents and their effects on the body. Which statement made by a nurse best demonstrates an accurate understanding of the effects of atypical antipsychotic agents?
a. They cause a higher rate of relapse. b. They affect only the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. c. They cause more extrapyramidal symptoms. d. They pose a risk of weight gain and diabetes mellitus.