The nurse explains that the three cardinal signs of type 1 diabetes mellitus are __________, __________, and __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria
polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia
polyphagia, polyuria, polydipsia
polyphagia, polydipsia, polyuria
polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia
polyuria, polyphagia, polydipsia
The three Ps—polydipsia, polyphagia, and polyuria—are the cardinal signs of diabetes.
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The nurse completes yearly training regarding the use of restraints. Which situation would the nurse categorize as a restraint?
1. A safety belt applied across the client's waist when sitting in a geri chair with a quick release button demonstrated to the client 2. The use of the top side rail to provide something for the client to hold on to when getting out of bed 3. A safety belt around the infant when placing the child in a swing 4. The use of all four side rails on the bed after administering preoperative sedation
When assessing the nutrition of newborn infants, you should obtain information about
a. the frequency and length of feedings or the amount taken at each feeding. b. problems with food refusal which demonstrates they are in charge. c. the desire for only certain foods. d. disliking finger foods they once craved.
An elderly client tells the nurse that he still has erections and wants to have sex with his wife, but she does not have the same interest as he does. The nurse should do which of the following to assist this client?
1. Explain that women lose interest in sex as part of the aging process 2. Ask what he has been doing to fulfill himself sexually 3. Encourage the client to ask his wife to discuss the lack of interest with her physician 4. Suggest that he wait awhile and the urge to have sex will pass