The nurse notes that a patient who has not been diagnosed with diabetes has a hemoglobin A1C level of 6%. What should the nurse suspect is occurring with the patient?
A. High risk for developing diabetes
B. Consistent with diabetes
C. Severe hyperglycemia
D. Normal results
Answer: A
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a. aspirin or NSAIDs c. narcotics b. steroids d. muscle relaxants
A patient is brought to the emergency department having had a rock chip embedded in the right eye. What should be the nurse's initial action?
a. Turn the patient to the left side and pre-pare to remove the chip. b. Flush the right eye with normal saline. c. Keep the patient flat. d. Cover both eyes.
A nurse is assigned to care for an elderly, confused patient. The patient's son is sitting at the bedside and is watching a loud television program. The nurse needs to complete the respiratory and cardiac assessment and vital signs
What would be the best approach to this situation? a. Do not say anything. Just do the best you can with the TV on loud. b. Say: "That TV is too loud for me to do my work. You have to shut it off." c. Say: "I'll come back after you've finished watching this TV show. Can you use the call bell to let me know when it's over?" d. Say: "I need a quiet environment while I listen to your mother's chest. I will need to turn the TV down until I'm finished."
A patient on antiulcer therapy complains of reduced libido and impotence. The nurse identifies a knowledge deficit in the patient
During teaching, the nurse informs the patient that _______ has been shown to cause reduced libido and impotence. a. nizatidine (Axid) b. cimetidine (Tagamet) c. ranitidine (Zantac) d. famotidine (Pepcid)