A patient has an increased serum potassium level. How do insulin and glucose assist in decreasing the serum potassium level?
A) Insulin and glucose drive potassium into the cells.
B) Insulin and glucose bind potassium to sodium.
C) Insulin and glucose increase urinary excretion of potassium.
D) Insulin and glucose increase fecal excretion of potassium.
A
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In a professional education session on the causes of mental illness, the nurse explains that one theory posits that a client with an anxiety disorder reacts to a past experience of separation, loss of love, and guilt by the use of defense
mechanisms. The nurse is referring to: A) Intrapersonal theorists. B) Interpersonal theorists. C) Behavioral theorists. D) Cognitive theorists.
A nurse in the emergency department is preparing to care for a female client who has just been sexually assaulted. Which of the following client behaviors would demonstrate denial?
1. The client is calm and quiet. 2. The client is blaming her sister for the incident. 3. The client is justifying unacceptable self-behaviors. 4. The client is verbalizing generalizations about the incident.
Select the true statement about the adverse effects associated with excessive oxytocin administration.
A. There may be prevention of postpartum hemorrhage and prevention of muscle atony. B. The pressor effect may be intense and may restrict blood flow to the fingers and toes, which can result in tissue anoxia and the development of gangrene. C. There may be an increased incidence of nausea, vomiting, and constriction of blood vessels, which can produce varying degrees of hypertension. D. All of these are correct.
The advanced practice nurse is scheduled to hold an assertiveness training session for a group of clients. Which of the following topics should the nurse plan to include in the presentation?
1. Avoiding eye contact 2. Targeting behaviors to be changed 3. Learning to be the "nice" person at work 4. Insisting on having your way at work