A patient is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse correlates which medication classification’s mechanism of action as decreasing glucose production in the liver?

Which statement by the patient discharged on warfarin (Coumadin) indicates the need for further teaching?

The nurse correlates which clinical manifestation in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) with macrovascular complications?

During a clinic visit 3 months following a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, the patient reports following a reduced-calorie diet. The patient has not lost any weight and did not bring the glucose-monitoring record. The nurse will plan to obtain a(n)

In the exercise teaching plan for a client with chronic arterial occlusive disease, the nurse would caution the client to

When the client who had a myocardial infarction develops dependent edema, the nurse would assess that this could be an early manifestation of

When a client complains of heaviness, aching, and itching of both legs for the past year, the nurse recognizes these complaints as being most suggestive of

The nurse is preparing teaching material to help a patient with atherosclerosis manage lifestyle changes. What should the nurse emphasize in this teaching?

Claspers are copulatory organs in Chondrichthyes. These organs are located on the pelvic fins of males and help to hold on and transfer sperm to the female.

Which of these laboratory values noted by the nurse when reviewing the chart of a diabetic patient indicates the greatest need for further assessment of the patient?