A patient diagnosed with diabetes has severe peripheral neuropathy resulting in numbness and reduced sensation of the feet.
What intervention should the nurse teach the patient to prevent injury as a result of this complication?

A nurse is preparing to administer a heparin infusion of 25,000 units in 250 mL of normal saline at a rate of 1000 units per hour for a client diagnosed with a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). The client’s initial activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) value is 35 seconds.

Which laboratory result would indicate that the aPTT is at a therapeutic level?

A patient with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) consumes 15 TUMS antacid tablets daily. What risk does the nurse understand this patient is facing?

The client’s chart indicates the diagnosis of stage III peripheral arterial disease. Which nursing assessment finding correlates with this diagnosis?

A patient’s insulin dosage is 16 units of regular insulin in the morning. When should the patient expect the insulin peak?

The nurse is caring for a client who has just returned to the nursing unit following a below-the-knee amputation (BKA) of the right leg.
How should this client be positioned?

A client has been taking glipizide for 6 months and reports to the nurse that their urine has become darker since starting the medication.
What should be the nurse’s initial action?

A client is receiving trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
What information should the nurse include in the teaching about this medication?

The client newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes is to be discharged in the morning and has received no instruction on diabetes.
What should be the nurse’s teaching priority?

The nurse is preparing to administer a client’s warfarin sodium 5 mg PO at 1900. Upon entering the client’s room, the nurse finds several large, new ecchymotic areas on the client’s extremities.

What should be the nurse’s initial action?