A client who has used insulin for diabetes control for 20 years has a spongy swelling at the site used most frequently for insulin injection. Which is the nurse’s best action?

In reviewing arterial blood gas results on a patient admitted with a severe influenza infection, the nurse correlates which value to the patients’ respiratory acidosis?

A client with diabetes has proliferative retinopathy, nephropathy, and peripheral neuropathy. Which statement by the client indicates a good understanding of the disease and exercise?

A client is admitted with end-stage cirrhosis and severe vomiting. Which problem should the nurse monitor the client most carefully for?

On the second postoperative day after a subtotal thyroidectomy, the client tells the nurse that he feels numbness and tingling around his mouth. Which is the nurse’s priority intervention?

The home care nurse finds a client who has diabetes awake and alert, but shaky, diaphoretic, and weak. The nurse gives the client cup of apple juice . The client’s clinical manifestations have not changed 5 minutes later. Which is the nurse’s best next action?

The nurse is analyzing the intake and output record for a male patient being treated for dehydration. The patient weighs 176 lbs and had a 24-hour oral intake of 1,500 mL and urine output of 1,000 mL. Based on this data, which conclusion by the nurse is the most appropriate?

Safety education for young children should: Frighten children with worst-case scenarios Avoid discussing safety to prevent anxiety Focus only on memorizing emergency phone numbers Teach age-appropriate safety rules and practices in positive ways  

A first-grade teacher observes that a student can decode words accurately but reads very slowly and with little expression. This student needs support primarily in: Phonemic awareness Reading fluency Letter recognition Vocabulary development  

A kindergarten teacher wants to teach basic health and hygiene concepts. The most effective approach would be: Lecturing about germs and disease Showing medical videos Modeling and practicing hand-washing, tooth-brushing, and healthy habits Assigning a research paper on the immune system