Using a 24-hour clock for times to administer medications helps to reduce medication errors
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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A renal transplant recipient presents to the outpatient transplant clinic with blood glucose values for the past 3 days exceeding 250 mg/dL. The patient takes prednisone 5 mg daily and tacrolimus (Prograf) 2 mg twice daily
Hemoglobin A1C level drawn the day of the clinic appointment was 8.5%. What is the best interpretation of this finding by the nurse? a. The patient is at increased risk for infection. b. The patient has developed posttransplant diabetes. c. Temporary elevations in blood sugars are normal. d. Discontinuation of steroids will normalize values.
The nurse is caring for a client with a valvular disorder of the heart. What intervention should the nurse perform before administering the prescribed beta-blockers to clients with valvular disorders of the heart?
A) Monitor the prothrombin time. B) Monitor for episodes of bleeding. C) Take the client's apical pulse. D) Monitor for bluish discoloration of the palms.
You are teaching a student nurse how to put down a nasogastric tube. In what type of patient would you teach the student nurse to be especially careful about verifying placement of the tube?
A) Patients with good gag reflexes B) Patients with confused mental states C) Patients who are calm during insertion D) Patients with good cough reflexes
A study that studies non-smoking women with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, following the progression of the disease in response to treatment, could have which of the following designs? (Select all that apply.)
a. Comparative descriptive b. Time-dimensional c. Experimental d. Cross-sectional e. Trend designs f. Longitudinal g. Event partitioning