An adolescent client with type I diabetes mellitus is admitted to the emergency department for treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis. Which assessment findings should the nurse expect to note?
a) sweating and tremors
b) hunger and hypertension
c) cold, clammy skin and irritability
d) fruity breath and decreasing level of consciousness
Ans: d) fruity breath and decreasing level of consciousness
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Chronic stress is a problem in today's society and it requires the attention and teaching of nurses. Which of the following stressors causes the greatest impact on health?
A) Day-to-day hassles B) Technologic change C) Divorce D) Retirement
Which is not a useful strategy for communicating with a person experiencing cognitive impairment?
a. Speak slowly and allow time for response. b. Employ humor appropriately. c. Correct the person loudly and repeat until understood. d. Use multiple ways of communicating, such as by gesture and touch as well as speech.
A patient who has had knee surgery tells the nursing student that he is "doing fine" and "doesn't need anything." The student observes that he winces when moving in bed and that he has a worried frown
The student asks him to rate his pain on a numerical scale and then encourages him to take his prn analgesic. Which is true of this interaction? a. The nursing student recognized that the patient's verbal and nonverbal messages were incongruent. b. The nursing student understood that verbal messages outrank nonverbal messages in importance. c. The nursing student realized that affective communication is of lesser importance. d. The nursing student used one-way communication effectively.
Avoid offending your patients with unnecessary use of gloves.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)