Select all the correct components of a proper teaching plan for a client at risk for complications of hyperglcemia.

A nurse is assessing a client who has Grave’s disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect the client to display?

The nurse is caring for a patient that presents to the Emergency Room with a chief complaint of accidentally cutting his arm.  His initial assessment is: Height: 5 feet 6 inches Weight: 300 lbs B/P: 152/92 Pulse: 92 Respiratory Rate: 24 Temperature: 98.7 degrees F Medical History Type I Diabetic Hypertension Hyperthyroidism Peptic Ulcer Disease Carpel Tunnel Syndrome How many risk factors for atherosclerosis does this patient have?

The nurse correlates which laboratory value with the diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus?

A clinic nurse is teaching the client newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which instructions should the nurse provide about taking levothyroxine?  Select all that apply.

While caring for a patient on a medical surgical unit, you suspect they have developed cholecystitis. After notifying the provider, you are asked if the patient has a positive Murphy’s sign. Which of the following will verify the presence of a positive Murphy’s sign for this patient? 

The nurse implements which intervention to decrease the risk of dumping syndrome in the patient after esophageal resection for cancer?

During a home visit the nurse notes that a client recovering from peptic ulcer disease is experiencing cool clammy skin and has a heart rate of 99 beats a minute. Which action will the nurse take first?

You are caring for patients in the emergency department. One of your patient’s is a 34-year-old female presenting with periumbilical pain that has localized to the right lower quadrant, and is reported as 8/10 on the numeric pain scale. Review the patient’s lab results, vital signs, and pertinent orders below. 7/5/23 Lab Results WBC – elevated Provider’s Orders Maintain NPO status. Administer IV normal saline continuously at 125mL/hr. Assess pain every 30 minutes. Vital Signs Temp: 99.0 ⁰F, Pulse: 110 bpm, Respirations: 20 breaths/min, BP: 152/88, Sp02: 97% on room air While caring for this patient, she reports that her pain has suddenly improved and her pain score is now 1/10. What is the most appropriate nursing action based on the patient’s change in condition?

The nurse is providing care for a 2-month-old child admitted with manifestations of pyloric stenosis. When an infant with pyloric stenosis is admitted to the hospital, which of the following should the nurse do first?