Which statement best describes the clinical significance of a client’s  glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level?

A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus is prescribed regular insulin 0.1 units/kg IV bolus, followed by an insulin drip. The patient weighs 154 pounds. How many units of insulin will the nurse administer as the initial IV bolus?

A 42-year-old female is receiving her second unit of PRBCs post-operatively following abdominal surgery. Ten minutes into the transfusion, she suddenly reports chest tightness, difficulty breathing, and a feeling of doom. Her blood pressure drops from 120/78 to 88/60 mmHg, and her heart rate increases from 88 to 118 bpm. You observe hematuria in her urinary catheter and note that she is febrile. What is the nurse’s first action?

The nurse is caring for a client with Diabetes Insipidus (DI). Which assessment finding requires the nurse’s immediate intervention?

A patient is diagnosed with a 4.8 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The nurse is teaching the patient about conservative (non-surgical) management. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates a correct understanding of the treatment plan?

In the graph below, this change in membrane potential would occur in the _________.  

A patient with hemophilia has been admitted to the hospital with hemarthrosis of the right knee. The charge nurse will want to intervene when he sees a new nurse on the unit start to do this.

Consider the following class. Which of the following statements best describes a property of the field numBooks? public class LibraryBook { private static int numBooks = 0; // THIS FIELD private String title; public LibraryBook(String title) { this.title = title; numBooks += 1; } }

A nurse assesses a patient who is recovering from a subtotal thyroidectomy. On the second postoperative day the patient states, “I feel numbness and tingling around my mouth.” What action does the nurse take?

Oxygen moves directly across the membrane, this is an example of