The patient is 66 inches in height weighing 200 pounds and newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Her fasting plasma glucose level is 215 mg/dL. What is the best initial treatment?
a. No treatment at this time
b. Diet and exercise for 6-week trial
c. Diet, exercise, and oral medication
d. Diet, exercise, and exogenous insulin
ANS: B
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1. Bipolar disorder 2. Depression 3. Schizophrenia 4. Alcohol abuse
An older patient is prescribed the medication alendronate (Fosamax). How should the nurse instruct the patient about this medication? Standard Text: Select all that apply
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The nursing manager of a surgical unit has been asked by administration to evaluate client outcomes post cardiac catheterization
Using data about client outcomes post cardiac catheterization for the past 6 months so as to modify practice is an example of: a. Information. b. Cost-effective care. c. Meeting standards. d. Evidence-based practice.
The nurse is teaching the caregivers about the immediate care of the newborn circumcised utilizing the plastibell. The nurse would instruct the caregivers to:
a. gently lift the ring and squeeze warm water from a cotton ball onto the tip of the penis when changing the diaper b. take the bell off when the baby is awake, active, and likely to pull on the bell and dislodge it c. pull the ring off in 5 to 7 days when the circumcision is near or completely healed d. wash the bell and the penis with alcohol several times a day