Solutions
___________________ is a problem-solving approach to
clinical decision making. It involves the use of the best available
patient preferences and values to achieve desired patient
outcomes. Correct Answers Evidence based practice
A patient is thinking about a change. What stage of the
transtheoretical model does this exemplify? Correct Answers
Contemplation: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation,
action, maintenance, termination
A patient states they are having pain that is stabbing. What letter
in OLDCARTS are they describing? Correct Answers
Characteristics: Onset, Location, Duration, Characteristics,
Aggravating, Relieving, Time, Severity
A1C of diabetes is? Correct Answers 6.5 or greater
Deciding on the most appropriate course of action and
implementing it is which stage of Tanner's? Correct Answers
Responding
Describe hypoglycemia protocol. Correct Answers If less than
70; 15-20 g of carb and 4-6 oz juice then check BS in 15 min;
repeat if not elevated. (If patient is not able to swallow, use D50
in an IV)
, Describe the insulin regimen that mimics endogenous insulin
production. Correct Answers Basal-bolus; basal long acting,
bolus short acting with meals
Describe the nurses role and responsibility in pain management.
Correct Answers Assess pain and communicate with other
health care providers, ensure adequate relief measures, evaluate
effectiveness of intervention
Describe the nurses role in elder abuse situations. Correct
Answers Look for signs and report
Detecting a disease through breast exam screening is an
examples of what level of prevention? Correct Answers
Secondary
-Primary = diet, exercise, immunizations
-Tertiary = treat chronic illness
Diabetic Ketoacidosis displays what? Correct Answers
Metabolic acidosis
Edema, crackles, vein distention, pulmonary edema, ascites are
clinical manifestations of what? Correct Answers
Hypervolemia
Grating sensation caused by loose particles of cartilage in joint
cavity. Correct Answers Crepitation: pain, stiffness
Hearing device for people with severe to profound sensorineural
hearing loss. Correct Answers Cochlear implant