If a patient receives insulin and doesn't eat, what happens to the blood glucose level?
What will be an ideal response?
Blood glucose level drops; hypoglycemia occurs.
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The client complains of blurred vision after taking the eye drops. What does the nurse implement first?
1. Withholds the client's ophthalmic drops 2. Warms the eye drops for subsequent doses 3. Notifies the ophthalmologist of the findings 4. Asks the client questions to clarify "blurred"
The nurse would anticipate inserting a Coudé catheter for which patient?
a. An 8-year-old male undergoing anesthesia for a tonsillectomy b. A 24-year-old female who is going into labor c. A 56-year-old male admitted for bladder irrigation d. An 86-year-old female admitted for a urinary tract infection.
If the physician indicates a shoulder dystocia during the delivery of a macrosomic fetus, how would the nurse assist?
1. Call a second physician to assist. 2. Prepare for an immediate cesarean delivery. 3. Assist the woman into McRoberts maneuver. 4. Utilize fundal pressure to push the fetus out.
The nurse is admitting a patient for a cerclage procedure. The patient asks for information about the procedure. What is the nurse's most accurate response?
1. A stitch is placed in the cervix to prevent a spontaneous abortion or premature birth. 2. The procedure is done during the third trimester. 3. Cerclage is always placed after the cervix has dilated and effaced. 4. A stitch is placed at the very tip of the cervix.