A patient receives 25 units of NPH insulin at 7.AM. At what time of day should the nurse advise the patient to be most alert for a potential hypoglycemic reaction?
A) After breakfast
B) Before lunch
C) Late afternoon
D) Bedtime
C
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During an assessment, the nurse notices that an older adult patient has tears rolling down his face from his left eye. Closer examination shows that the lower lid is loose and rolling outward. The patient complains of his eye feeling "dry and itchy."
Which action by the nurse is correct? a. Assessing the eye for a possible foreign body b. Documenting the finding as ptosis c. Assessing for other signs of ectropion d. Contacting the prescriber; these are signs of basal cell carcinoma
A fever that rises and falls but does not return to normal until the patient is well is classified as:
a. constant. b. intermittent. c. remittent. d. elevated.
The nurse has to administer Neupogen 175 mcg subcutaneously every day for 2 weeks. The medication is available as 480 mcg/1.6 milliliters. How milliliters of medication would the nurse draw up in the precision syringe?
A) 0.5 B) 0.58 C) 0.6 D) 0.68
A client overhears a nurse describe someone as an SOB. When the nurse comes into the client's room, the client asks the nurse to please tell him if he is being an SOB. What does this information communicate to the nurse?
a. The client was eavesdropping on a conversation. b. The client does not understand that SOB means shortness of breath. c. The client realizes that he is needy and being a pest. d. The nurse should close the client's door.