Diabetic coma - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy? Lymphedema 2. A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse set the IV ump to administer? 33 3. A n...

1. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy? Lymphedema 2. A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse set the IV ump to administer? 33 3...

A client is scheduled for gastroscopy at 8:00 AM and has been placed on NPO since midnight. At 6:30 AM, the nurse checks the client's capillary blood glucose level and gets a result of 40 mg/dl on the glucometer. The client is alert, coherent, and reports, "I feel fine. I don't feel anything." The most appropriate action for the nurse is: A. Record the finding in the notes and withhold the client's morning insulin. B. Take a repeat sample of the capillary blood glucose. C. Give the cli...

AEMT Drug Cards, NREMT Advanced-EMT Lactated Ringers - Trade Name: Hartmann's Solution MOA: Isotonic crystalloid solution, replaces water and electrolytes Indications: hypovolemic shock Contraindications: CHF, renal failure Side effects: N/A Dose: 20 mg/kg for adults and PEDS Naloxone - Trade Name: Narcan MOA: opioid antagonist Indications: Narcotic OD, coma of unknown origin Contraindications: hypersensitivity Side Effects: nausea, seizures, vomiting Adult D...

Sports Medicine HOSA UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Adult pulse - CORRECT ANSWER- 60-80 beats/minute Child Pulse - CORRECT ANSWER- 80-100 beats/minute Rapid and weak pulse indicates - CORRECT ANSWER- Shock, bleeding, diabetic coma, and/or heat exhaustion

Adult pulse correct answers 60-80 beats/minute Child Pulse correct answers 80-100 beats/minute Rapid and weak pulse indicates correct answers Shock, bleeding, diabetic coma, and/or heat exhaustion Rapid but strong pulse indicates correct answers Heat stroke and/or severe fright Strong but slow pulse indicates correct answers Skull fracture and/or stroke No pulse indicates correct answers Cardiac arrest and/or death 2 most convenient sites for taking the pulse correct answers Ne...

TNCC 9th Edition(questions and answers)2023 The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped position" provides better visualization during the insertion of which device? - CORRECT ANSWERendotracheal tube Tearing of the bridging veins is most frequently associated with which brain injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-subdural hematoma A patient is found lying on the floor after falling 13 hours ago. Which of the following laboratory values is expected with a musculoskeletal co...

ATI RN Medical-Surgical Proctored Exam 2019 Retake 1. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy? Lymphedema 2. A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min shoul...

A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis. What is the initial intervention the nurse should expect the primary healthcare provider to prescribe for this client? Intravenous (IV) fluids 2 Potassium 3 NPH insulin (Novolin N) 4 Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) - 1.) IV fluids are given to combat dehydration in ketoacidosis and to keep an IV line open for administration of medications. After electrolyte levels are evaluated, potassium may be a...

A 30-year-old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure, which stopped before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious, is answering your questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport. Which of the following would be the MOST compelling reason to disagree with his refusal of transport? Select one: A. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15 B. His wife states that this was his "usual" seizure C. He has experienced seizures since he was 20 D. He is currently not ...