A child with diabetes reports that he is feeling a little shaky. Further assessment reveals that the child is coherent but with some slight tremors and sweating. A fingerstick blood glucose level is 70 mg/dL
Which of the following would the nurse do next?
A) Administer a sliding-scale dose of insulin
B) Give 10 to 15 grams of a simple carbohydrate
C) Offer a complex carbohydrate snack
D) Administer glucagon intramuscularly
B
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The strongest part of a labor contraction is the:
a. Increment. b. Acme. c. Decrement. d. Interval.
You are caring for a patient with sickle cell disease in her home. Over the years, there has been joint damage, and the patient is in chronic pain. The patient has developed a tolerance to pain medication
When does the tolerance to pain medication become a problem? A) When delivering or administering the medication B) When dealing with the withdrawal symptoms from the tolerance C) When having to report the patient's addiction to her physician D) When the family becomes concerned about increasing dosage
The nurse cares for a client who acquires a healthcare-associated infection while in an isolation environment. Which action will the infection control nurse take that best responds to the client's condition?
A. Plan staff education on isolation precautions and proper hand hygiene. B. Ask the client if he or she is performing hand hygiene. C. Examine isolation equipment outside the client's room. D. Plan staff education on the identification of client's at greatest risk for infection.
When planning, delivering, and financing responsibility for programs is shifted from the federal level to the state level, it is called
a. Evolution b. Devolution c. Block granting d. State administration