After her bath, a 62-year-old patient asks the nurse for a perineal pad saying that she uses them because sometimes she leaks urine when she laughs or coughs. Which intervention is most appropriate to include in the care plan for the patient?

Teach the patient how to perform Kegel exercises.

Assist the patient to the bathroom q3hr.

Demonstrate how to perform Crede’s maneuver.

Place commode at the patient’s bedside.

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is A

Kegel exercises are designed to strengthen the pelvic ﬂoor muscles, which can help improve urinary incontinence. By teaching the patient how to perform Kegel exercises, the nurse can provide a non-invasive, eﬀective intervention that the patient can perform on her own to help manage her urinary incontinence.

Assisting the patient to the bathroom q3hr (b) may help reduce the frequency of incontinence episodes but it does not address the underlying issue of weakened pelvic ﬂoor muscles.

Demonstrating how to perform Crede’s maneuver (c) involves applying manual pressure to the bladder to assist with urination and is not appropriate for managing urinary incontinence related to laughing or coughing.

Placing a commode at the patient’s bedside (d) may be appropriate for patients who have difficulty with mobility or accessing the bathroom, but it does not address the underlying issue of weakened pelvic ﬂoor muscles causing urinary incontinence.

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Correct Answer is D

Explanation

Coﬀee-ground material in the NG suction indicates that there is active bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract, which could be a life-threatening situation. This requires immediate medical attention and intervention to control the bleeding and stabilize the patient.

Options A, B, and C are also important assessment data, but they are not as urgent as option D in this scenario.

A. The patient is totally dependent on an outside source of insulin. B. The insulin precursor that is secreted by the pancreas is not activated by the liver. C. There is decreased insulin secretion and cellular resistance to insulin that is produced. D. The immune system destroys the pancreatic insulin-producing cells.

Correct Answer is C

Explanation

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by high blood sugar levels resulting from decreased insulin secretion and/or increased insulin resistance. In type 2 diabetes, the body's cells become resistant to insulin, which is a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar levels by allowing glucose to enter cells for energy. As a result, the pancreas produces more insulin to compensate for the increased demand, but over time, the pancreas may not be able to keep up, and blood sugar levels rise.

Unlike type 1 diabetes, which is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, people with type 2 diabetes still produce insulin, but their body is not able to use it eﬀectively. Therefore, type 2 diabetes can be managed through lifestyle changes, such as diet and exercise, and/or medication, such as oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin therapy.

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