After teaching a class about the various drugs used to control blood glucose, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the class identifies what as a biguanide?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery and reports incisional pain. The surgeon has prescribed morphine 4 mg IV bolus every 6 hr as needed. Before administering this medication, the nurse should complete which priority assessment?

A nurse is teaching a client who is on a low sodium diet. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is teaching a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus about foot care. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is assessing a client who has salicylism_ Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving heparin 3,800 units subcutaneous daily. Available is heparin 5,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.)

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus and receives 25 units of NPH insulin every morning if her blood glucose level is above 200 mg/dl„ Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is assessing a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus and finds the client lying in bed, sweating. and reporting feeling anxious. Which of the following complications should the nurse suspect?

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and wants to better understand the pathophysiology of diabetes. Which of the following statements is correct?

A nurse is teaching about disease management for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which statement made by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride (KCL) to a client who is receiving diuretic therapy. The nurse reviews the client's serum potassium level results and discovers the client's potassium level is 3.2 mEq/L. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?