Patient Data

Exhibits

Review H and P, nurse's note, and laboratory results.

What other nutritional recommendation(s) would be helpful for this client in reducing risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus? Select all that apply.

A client has an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 500/mm3 (0.5 x 10/L) after completing chemotherapy. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement? Reference Range:

Neutrophils (ANC) [2.500 to 5,800/mm (2.5 to 5.8 x 10/L)]

The nurse is preparing an older adult client for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast. Which laboratory value should the nurse report to the healthcare provider before the scan is performed?

Reference Range:

Glycosylated Hemoglobin (4% to 5.9% ]

Creatinine 10.6 to 1.2 mg/dL (53 to 106 μmol/L)]

Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dL (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/L)]

Blood Urea Nitrogen [10 to 20 mg/dL (3.6 to 7.1 mmol/L)]

In providing discharge teaching to a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which instruction is most important for the nurse to emphasize?

The healthcare provider prescribes diazepam 8 mg IM every 4 hours PRN muscle spasms for a client with a fractured femur. The available vial is labeled, "Diazepam Injection, USP 10 mg/2 mL" How many mL should the nurse administer to the client? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required round to the nearest tenth)

The healthcare provider prescribes regular insulin 10 units/hr IV. The IV solution contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL of 0.9% normal saline. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numerical value only.)

A client presents with the onset of a severe headache, fever, nuchal rigidity, and a petechial rash on arms and legs. The nurse recognizes the client is exhibiting symptoms of which condition?

A client with metastatic cancer reports a pain level of 10 on a scale of 0 to 10. Twenty minutes after the nurse administers an IV analgesic, the client reports no pain relief. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care?

After initiating a steroid nebulizer treatment for a client with asthma in respiratory distress, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

The nurse is caring for a client who had an appendectomy 4 hours ago. Which finding requires immediate action by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a client who had a cholecystectomy two days ago. The client is febrile, reporting upper abdominal pain radiating to the back, and has had three episodes of vomiting in the last 8 hours. The nurse reviews the client's serum amylase and lipase level results which are twice the normal value. Based on these findings, the nurse should recognize the client is exhibiting symptoms of which condition?