The nurse is caring for a client with type 1 diabetes. The nurse is aware that this illness requires scheduled meals, blood glucose monitoring, and medications
Which of the following cultural traits may provide the greatest challenge to health maintenance?
a. Focus on health and well-being
b. Lack of emphasis on time and routine
c. Belief in a higher being
d. Personal philosophy of self-care
ANS: B
Because of the time-related tasks associated with diabetes (e.g., meals, injections, and assessing blood glucose levels), it may be difficult to manage diabetes in clients who have a lack of emphasis on time and regular meals.
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A) must pass through the patient's bloodstream several times to generate a therapeutic effect. B) passes through the renal tubules and is excreted in large amounts. C) is extensively metabolized in the patient's liver. D) is ineffective following the first dose and increasingly effective with each subsequent dose.
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A) Increased temperature B) Oliguria C) Tachycardia D) Hypotension
The occupational health nurse is teaching industrial plant employees about the routes of exposure for chemicals used in the plant. The nurse bases the program on the knowledge that the main route of occupational exposure is:
A) inhalation. B) ingestion. C) dermal absorption. D) transplacentally.
What could happen if autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is left untreated?
What will be an ideal response?