What is the difference between BGM and SMBG testing?
What will be an ideal response?
SMBG refers to fingerstick self-monitoring, reported by patient. BGM refers to fingerstick re-port, usually done by nurse.
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The nurse is instructing a patient about the effects of smoking. What accurate information does the nurse provide?
a. Smoking increases the amount of tissue oxygenation. b. Smoking increases the amount of functional hemoglobin in blood. c. Smoking may decrease platelet aggregation and cause hypercoagulability. d. Smoking interferes with normal cellular mechanisms that promote release of oxygen.
The nurse is assessing a 75-year-old patient who has presented to the ambulatory care clinic for an annual physical. The patient tells the nurse she seems to get sick more the older she gets. She questions the nurse about the reason
What response by the nurse is most appropriate? a. "Your bone marrow does not function as precise as you age." b. "You are likely coming into contact with more illness, so it isn't just age." c. "Aging does impact the capabilities of the immune system." d. "You need to take a flu vaccine to offer more protection against illness."
A patient with a healing leg wound is experiencing a fever and an elevated white blood cell count. Which of the following do these assessment findings suggest to the nurse?
1. normal healing 2. vitamin deficiency 3. infection 4. insufficient intake of protein
While discussing assessment of suicidal clients, one nurse mentions, "I was taught to always base my care on concrete, evidence-based scientific reasoning and never to rely on intuition."
Which response by another nurse shows greater understanding of intuitive reasoning? 1. "That's wise, since intuition went out of favor with the scientific revolution." 2. "Critical thinking and intuition are at opposite poles. Keep relying on your exper-tise." 3. "It's possible that intuition about suicidality is generated by transfer of feelings from the client to the nurse." 4. "It's been determined that intuition is nothing more that extrasensory perception, so some folks have it, and some don't."