If the patient doesn't take the prescribed antidiabetic medicine, what happens to the blood glucose level?
What will be an ideal response?
Blood glucose level rises; hyperglycemia occurs.
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A pediatric client is receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia. While providing care for this client, which clinical manifestations would indicate tumor lysis syndrome?
Select all that apply. A) Thrombocytopenia B) Altered levels of consciousness C) Respiratory distress D) Oliguria E) Upper-extremity edema
You are a unit supervisor and are approached by an employee who tells you that several RNs on the unit want to address the possibility of initiating flextime on the unit. What is the best response?
A) Tell the employee you will think about flextime, although you have no intention of making a change. B) Ask the employee the names of all the employees who want the change so you can be aware of potential troublemakers. C) Plan to let employees air their views at the next staff meeting. D) Attempt to eliminate this idea by dropping hints that upper management will never go for flextime.
In the process of adaptation, the nursing student prepares for her day in her mind. She tells herself that she can overcome her fears and anxiety to give good care. This is an example of
A) Emotional stability B) Sensory deprivation C) Lead time D) Afterburn
The nurse is assessing a patient suspected of having bipolar disorder. Which information related to the physiology of circadian rhythms should the nurse consider during this assessment?
1. Personality patterns 2. Psychiatric diagnosis 3. Negative thought patterns 4. Sleep pattern