What is the MOST common chronic complication of diabetes mellitus?
a. blindness c. morbid obesity
b. renal failure d. neuropathy
D
Neuropathies are the most common chronic complication of diabetes; they occur more frequently with age and duration of the disease. While all types of nerves can be affected, sensorimotor polyneuropathy (peripheral neuropathy), involving the lower extremities, and autonomic neuropathy, involving virtually any organ system, occur most frequently.
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If a patient has a transfusion reaction, the nurse should perform the following interventions in which priority order?
1 . Take and record vital signs. 2 . Notify physician and blood bank. 3 . Stop the transfusion. 4 . Monitor urine output. 5 . Return blood and tubing to the blood bank. Put a comma between each answer choice (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.).
The nurse is working at a local fair on a warm day in August. Which reading would concern the nurse the most?
1. 22-year-old man with temperature of 100.2 °F oral 2. 74-year-old woman with temperature of 100.8 °F oral 3. Newborn temperature of 99.6 °F axillary 4. Middle-aged adult with temperature of 99.2 °F oral
In planning the budget for next year, the nurse manager in a special care unit includes line items for a toaster, flowering plants, and a birdfeeder. How should the manager justify these costs to administration?
A) Personal items for patients B) Items for residents' sensory stimulation C) Suggested requirements to meet labor contract D) Important tools for maintaining staff satisfaction
When a family visits the counseling clinic for the first time, which of following activities will the nurse complete as part of the initial family assessment?
A) Discuss the roles of the parents. B) Outline the basic needs of the family. C) Resolve all family conflicts. D) Interview the family members.