A type I diabetic client is diagnosed with cellulitis in his right lower extremity. The nurse would expect which of the following to be present in relation to his blood sugar level?
The most important reason to closely assess circumferential burns at least every hour is that they may result in:
A pregnant woman at 36 weeks’ gestation is followed for PIH and develops proteinuria. To increase protein in her diet, which of the following foods will provide the greatest amount of protein when added to her intake of 100 mL of milk?
The physician recommends immediate hospital admission for a client with PIH. She says to the nurse, “It’s not so easy for me to just go right to the hospital like that.†After acknowledging her feelings, which of these approaches by the nurse would probably be best?
An 8-year-old child comes to the physician’s office complaining of swelling and pain in the knees. His mother says, “The swelling occurred for no reason, and it keeps getting worse.†The initial diagnosis is Lyme disease. When talking to the mother and child, questions related to which of the following would be important to include in the initial history?
The following medications were noted on review of the client’s home medication profile. Which of the medications would most likely potentiate or elevate serum digoxin levels?
A six-month-old infant has been admitted to the emergency room with febrile seizures. In the teaching of the parents, the nurse states that: