Nursing Practice

13. What is the priority nursing action? Check Lara's blood glucose. 14. Which action should the nurse take first? Administer IV dextrose to a diabetic client with a blood glucose level of 25 mg/dL. 15. What action should the nurse take first? Ask the unit clerk to find out when the trays will be available. 16. What is the best response by the nurse? "Alcohol does contain a lot of empty calories, but it is also likely to cause you blood glucose to decrease." 17. What is the best res...

A client is found to have a low hemoglobin and hematocrit when laboratory work was performed. What does the nurse understand the anemia may have resulted from? Select all that apply. A. Infection B. Blood loss C. Abnormal erythrocyte production D. Destruction of normally formed red blood cells E. Inadequate formed white blood cells ____________________________________________________________________________ Question #: 5 A client is in the hospital with a bleeding gastric ulcer and req...

How would an elderly female be most likely to reduce the amount of the free radicals in her body? A. Avoid animal fat B. Take antioxidants daily C. Build muscle mass D. Perform outdoor exercise three times weekly ____________________________________________________________________________ Question #: 6 The client in the clinic tells the nurse she can “feel her biologic clock ticking.” The nurse knows the client views aging based on which theory? A. A Gene theory B. A Programme...