Msn 277 exam 1 stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is nursing presence? -ANSWER multidimensional unified whole, fluidly existing in the cognitive, affective, behavioral, and spiritual experiential domains all at once - nurses wear many hats and we must be prepared to use these different types of presence in different situations experienced by invitation only, meaning the patient must invite the nurse to be present with him or her "doing for" and "being with" - doing for is doing what nurses do i.e. medications, pain addressed, e...

Which statement by a nurse to a patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is correct? a. Insulin is not used to control blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes. b. Complications of type 2 diabetes are less serious than those of type 1 diabetes. c. Changes in diet and exercise may control blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes. d. Type 2 diabetes is usually diagnosed when the patient is admitted with a hyperglycemic coma. -ANSWER c. Changes in diet and exercise may control blood ...

The diabetic patient asks the nurse why it is necessary to maintain blood glucose levels no lower than 70 mg/dL. What is the nurse's best response? A. "Glucose is the only fuel form used by body cells to produce energy needed for physiologic activity." B. "The central nervous system, which cannot store glucose, requires a continuous supply of glucose for fuel." C. "Without a minimum level of glucose circulating in the blood, erythrocytes cannot produce ATP." D. "The presence of g...