To prevent hypoglycemia with exercise, the nurse teaches the patient using insulin to do which of the following?

During a routine health screening, a patient is found to have a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) of 138 ml/dl.  At a follow-up visit, a diagnosis of diabetes would be made based on which lab result?

 A nurse in a PACU is admitting a client who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to prevent aspiration?

                A patient with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse what “type 2” means in relation to diabetes. Which of the following should the nurse include in the explanation of how type 2 diabetes differs from type 1 diabetes? 

What should the nurse expect the management of the patient who experiences a brief episode of tinnitus, diplopia, and dysarthria with no residual effects to include?

                A patient who has just been diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage is being cared for in the intensive care unit while waiting to go to the operating room. Which information about the patient is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

The nurse is providing education to a patient with chronic gastritis. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates more teaching is needed?

                A client has just returned to the unit after a gastrectomy procedure.  Which assessment findings would require immediate intervention by the nurse?

A nurse is caring for a patient at a rehabilitation center 3 weeks after a cerebrovascular accident (CVA).  Because the CVA affected the left side of the brain, which of the following goals should the nurse anticipate including in the patient’s rehab program?

A nurse is caring for a client who is complaining of pressure in her chest. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to determine if the client is experiencing a myocardial infarction?