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Pharm final LILLEY
SKU: Pharm final LILLEY | Pages: 29 | Year: 2024
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. When teaching about hypoglycemia, the nurse will make sure that the patient is aware
of the early signs of hypoglycemia, including:
a. hypothermi...
. When teaching about hypoglycemia, the nurse will make sure that the patient is aware
of the early signs of hypoglycemia, including:
a. hypothermia and seizures.
b. nausea and diarrhea
.c. confusion and sweating.
d. fruity, acetone odor to the breath. - Early symptoms of hypoglycemia include the
central nervous system manifestations of confusion, irritability, tremor, and sweating.
Hypothermia and seizures are later symptoms of hypoglycemia. The other options are
incorrect.
A 22-year-old patient has been taking lithium for 1 year, and the most recent lithium
level is 0.9 mEq/L. Which statement about the laboratory result is correct?
a.
The lithium level is therapeutic.
b.
The lithium level is too low.
c.
The lithium level is too high.
d.
Lithium is not usually monitored with blood levels. - ANS: A
Desirable long-term maintenance lithium levels range between 0.6 and 1.2 mEq/L. The
other responses are incorrect.
A 47-year-old patient with diabetes is being discharged to home and must take insulin
injections twice a day. The nurse keeps in mind which concepts when considering
patient teaching?
a. Teaching needs to begin at the time of diagnosis or admission and is individualized to
the patient's reading level.
b. The nurse can assume that because the patient is in his forties he will be able to read
any written or printed documents provided.
c. The majority of teaching can be done with pamphlets that the patient can share with
family members.
d. A thorough and comprehensive teaching plan designed for an eleventh-grade reading
level needs to be developed. - a. Teaching needs to begin at the time of diagnosis or
admission and is individualized to the patient's reading level.
A drug given by which route is altered by the first-pass effect?
SubQ
Oral
IV
Sublingual - Oral
- 29-pages detailed model answer (PDF + online view)
- Clinical reasoning & medication selection justified
- NP-level explanation with key teaching points
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