A nurse is providing sick-day management education to a patient with diabetes. Which statement by the patient indicates they understand the teaching?

Which clinical manifestations of impaired tissue integrity suggest an infestation?

A patient’s pre-dinner blood glucose was 190.  Dinner has been served and the patient ate 50g of carbs.  Your patient has a Humalog sliding scale and carb count scale.  Calculate the amount of units of insulin the patient should receive following dinner.

Which therapy is not recommended for a chronic wound with delayed healing?

A patient is admitted with a suspected heart failure exacerbation. During your assessment, you note the following signs and symptoms: 3+ pitting edema in the bilateral lower extremities Jugular vein distention (JVD) Oxygen saturation of 88% and respiratory rate of 26 Tripod positioning Productive cough Based on these findings, the patient is most likely experiencing heart failure.  

A nurse is educating a patient with diabetes about recognizing the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

The nurse is caring for four patients who all report pain. Which patient should the nurse prioritize for intervention?

A nurse is preparing to administer insulin to a patient with diabetes that has a corrective scale and carb counting scale that must be used to determine the correct insulin dose. The patient is about to have a meal. Which statement about the timing of insulin administration is correct?

A nurse is assessing a patient who reports a sharp pain in their right ankle after the pateint tripped over a cat toy.  The nurse recognizes this as which type of pain?

A nurse is assessing a patient with a suspected hormonal imbalance. Which findings on inspection would most likely indicate an endocrine disorder?  Select all that apply.