If a patient is to receive a premixed insulin as noted on the label below, which number indicates the intermediate-acting insulin percentage?
What will be an ideal response?
The first number refers to the intermediate acting insulin.
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The nurse is working with a patient from an unfamiliar culture. After assessing the patient and the patient's cultural beliefs related to health care, what action by the nurse is best?
a. Create a nursing plan of care for the patient. b. Recheck cultural beliefs with the patient. c. Use a standard plan of care for consistency. d. Have an interpreter validate the information.
There are procedural changes on the unit as a direct result of client satisfaction surveys. The person most strategically placed to handle how these changes are initiated is the:
1. Hospital administrator. 2. Nurse manager. 3. Client. 4. Chief executive officer.
A 15-year-old patient complains of left ankle pain after being tackled while playing football. He asks the nurse what tests he needs to have to determine if he has a strain or a fracture. How should the nurse reply?
1) "You don't need an x-ray; I can tell by the way your ankle looks and feels whether you have a strain or fracture." 2) "Sprains, strains, and fractures have similar symptoms at first; you will need an x-ray of the joint to be certain." 3) "We will need to get a venous Doppler study to make sure that there is not a fracture." 4) "An arterial Doppler will show whether the blood flow is interrupted, which is common for fractures but not for strains."
Which of the following is the primary focus of Healthy People 2020?
a. Improving the health of individuals b. Improving the health of children c. Improving the health of families d. Improving the health of communities