teaching a pt with diabetes regarding foot care? - Answer always wear shoes
check your feet everyday
check for any discoloration,
sores
buy shoes that fit properly
dry betwen the toes
no alcohol on the feet
diabetic has an order for NPH 35units to be given in the am
he has an upset stomach. should he still take the insulin - Answer he should still take it.
but you should encourage a snack
give as ordered.
assessig new pt. complains of new symptoms of tiredness and has echemosis/bruising.
- Answer do your gums easily bleed.
Ask "if their gums easily bleed) ( assess for other signs of bleeding/ internal bleeding,
looking at platelet count)
pt with hyper thyroidism and expophthalmos what would the plan of care include -
Answer nutritional support
routine eye care to not dry out the eyes
cool enviroment
prevention of diarrhea
tremors, temp elevation, restlessness
person with hemophelia has tender swollen joints, what is the nursing diagnosis -
Answer acute pain realted to bleeding into closed spaces
hemoarthrosis
pt is getting transfusion. they begin to wheeze and have back pain. - Answer stop the
trans.
run the line open and save the blood.(do not discontinue the line you have to save it)
notify the charge nurse immediatly
get vitals
document
What different types of ethnicities are risk factors or high risk for developing diabetes? -
Answer hispanic
african american
american indian
, person has stenosis in her coronary artery and is scheduled for PTCA - Answer non-
surgical technique to open up blocked coronary arteries
what is the period of time where the insulin has the strongest effect. - Answer peak
SIADH Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion/how do you treat -
Answer restrict fluids
sodium by iv/hypertonic sodium chloride
diuretics
DIC Disseminated intravascular coagulation what causes this? - Answer trauma
sepsis/shock
malignicys
planceta abrubtio
transfusion reaction
amnoictic embolism
resp distress syndrome
severe pain in the chest not releived by nitro, has dyspnea, pallor and professed
sweating. what do they have. - Answer MI
Have a patient who just had a heart catherization (angioplasty) and is npo but has
metformin due what do you do? - Answer Hold it, call provider tp hold it for 3 days after
wards metformin has contrast with kidney function
Addison disease making a discharge plan, has a risk for injury - Answer orthstaic
hypotension
teach to get up slowly
s/s of inadequate steroid levels, meds
keep away from infection
no stress
pt with stable coronary artery disease. prescribed . nitro what does nitro do. - Answer it
increases blood flow to the heart muscle.
side effects, headache, hypotension
pt has cardiac cath. is going to have heart cath. with dye and has a shellfish allergy.
what are your going to do. - Answer tell the charge nurse and surgery team.
iron def. anemia. what foods are high in iron - Answer liver and muscle meats
green leafy veg.