In administering an insulin injection to a client, the nurse anticipates that the injection of NPH (Humulin N) and regular (Humulin R) insulins will be administered via the _____ route
a. intradermal
b. subcutaneous
c. intramuscular
d. intravenous
ANS: B
Insulin is injected into the subcutaneous tissue.
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A 45-year-old male postsurgical patient is on a ventilator in the critical care unit. He has been tolerating the ventilator well and has not required any sedation. He becomes tachycardic and hypertensive
His respiratory rate has increased to 28 breaths/min. The ventilator is set on synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) at a rate of 10 breaths/min. The patient has been suctioned recently via his endotracheal tube, and his airway is clear. He responds appropriately to the nurse's commands. The nurse should: a. assess the patient's level of pain. b. decrease the SIMV rate on the ventilator. c. provide sedation as ordered. d. suction the patient again.
The nurse notices that the patient seems calm and peaceful in spite of an assessment that the patient's injuries might be causing severe pain
The patient tells the nurse that the use of yoga, meditation, and ____ lessens the perceptions of pain to tolerable levels. 1. eating lots of ice cream. 2. music by a favorite instrument. 3. reading exciting science fiction. 4. self-administration of drugs.
A nurse has decided to focus on educating the community about health promotion and wellness. Which activity would the nurse dismiss as not being relevant to health promotion and wellness?
1. Initiating prenatal and infant care 2. Holding classes on prevention of sexually transmitted disease 3. Implementing an exercise class for clients who have had a stroke 4. Teaching a class about home accident prevention
The nurse working in the pediatric clinic notices that a newborn seems particularly fussy. The mother verifies that this is a very "fussy baby and that it is impossible to soothe the baby
" In thinking through what to further assess and what to teach the mother, the nurse will keep in mind that fussy babies are: a. often in some kind of pain c. often victims of the mother's drug use b. somewhat neurologically unstable d. at greater risk for abuse