The nursing assistive personnel (NAP) reports to you that D.H. has a glucose result of
450 mg/dL. Identify two factors that could contribute to D.H.'s elevated glucose level.
What will be an ideal response?
• He has DM, which is being exacerbated by stress, infection, and steroids.
• The administration of Imuran in D5W can also contribute to the elevated blood glucose.
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Outline the sequence of the process that stimulates the increase in the production of red blood cells. (Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D)
a. Kidneys release erythropoietic factor b. Increase in red blood cell production c. Enzyme stimulates red bone marrow d. Oxygen delivery increased to the tissues e. Oxygen delivery decreased to the tissues f, Decrease in red blood cell production
The nursing instructor is discussing the different types of immunity with the Level I nursing students. The instructor gives an example of a patient given a vaccination for rubella; what will the healthy patient develop?
A) Natural immunity B) Active acquired immunity C) The disease rubella D) Hypersensitivity
What is the term for a non–stress test in which there are two or more fetal heart rate accelerations of 15 or more bpm with fetal movement in a 20-minute period?
a. Positive b. Negative c. Reactive d. Nonreactive
A patient, recovering from spinal surgery, has steri-strips over the wound. The nurse realizes that this patient's wound is going to heal by
1. primary intention. 2. secondary intention. 3. tertiary intention. 4. angiogenesis.