1. The rationale for stopping the intake of aspirin is that it is an anticoagulant . Anticoagulants are stopped one day before surgery or procedure to avoid the complications of bleeding .
2. It is important to assess the patient for use of herbal products prior to surgery because it might cause severe reaction and complications during or after surgery because we don't how it acts and will react with other medications given during surgery .
3. The nurse should respond that surgery and anesthesia cause the release of stress hormones. These hormones make the body less sensitive to insulin which may result in elevated blood sugars.
The nurse in a gynecology clinic is completing preoperative teaching for a patient scheduled for an...
Nurse Harry Potter is conducting preoperative teaching for patient Ali who will undergo an appendectomy next week. Patient Ali’s medical record shows that he has diabetes mellitus type 2. He monitors his blood glucose levels religiously. In addition to his oral hypoglycemic agent, patient Ali reports that he is presently on aspirin 325 milligrams one time a day for chronic joint pain. He is also taking multivitamins. Nurse Harry Potter advises patient Ali to ask the anesthesiologist if he should...
12. A patient with ulcerative colitis is scheduled for an ileostomy. The patient asks the nurse what to expect related to bowel function after surgery. What is the best response by the nurse? a. “You will be able to have some control over your bowel movements. b. "The stoma will require that you wear a collection device all the time. c. "After the stoma heals, you can irrigate your bowel so you will not have to wear a bag." d....
1. The nurse is teaching a new diabetic patient about the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. The RN will be teaching the following are signs to monitor for: List 5 signs and symptoms 2. The Nurse understand the pathophysiology of the targeted drug receptors for the following diabetes therapy including? Match the receptor to the drug. A. GLP1 Increased hepatic glucose production B. Metformin Increased glucose reabsorption C. TZD Decreased glucose uptake D. SGLT2 Impaired insulin secretion 3. The Nurse...
You are the ED nurse providing care for a 16-year-old female patient who sustained intra-abdominal traumatic injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Her diagnostic tests reveal a lacerated liver and renal contusions. Her parents list their faith preference on the admission documents as Jehovah's Witness. The child's hemoglobin has dropped from 9.2 on arrival to 5.9; she's pale and tachycardic. You know that she needs emergent surgery and replacement blood products, such as packed red blood cells (PRBCs) and platelets,...
1. The nurse is teaching a new diabetic patient about the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. The RN will be teaching the following are signs to monitor for: List 5 signs and symptoms 2. The Nurse understand the pathophysiology of the targeted drug receptors for the following diabetes therapy including? Match the receptor to the drug. A. GLP1 Increased hepatic glucose production B. Metformin Increased glucose reabsorption C. TZD Decreased glucose uptake D. SGLT2 Impaired insulin secretion 3. The Nurse...
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1. The nurse is teaching a new diabetic patient about the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. The RN will be teaching the following are signs to monitor for: List S signs and symptoms 2. The Nurse understand the pathophysiology of the targeted drug receptors for the following diabetes therapy including? Match the receptor to the drug A. GLP1 Increased hepatic glucose production B. Metformin Increased glucose reabsorption C.TZD Decreased glucose uptake D. SGLT2 Impaired insulin secretion 3. The Nurse...
Coordination of Care The patient is a 32-year-old Hispanic nurse from your unit who is admitted for surgery to repair a fractured wrist sustained in a fall while she was working at the hospital. She divorced her first husband, who was unfaithful to her, after 5 years. She recently remarried and is hoping to st family in the near future. She tells you she has symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection and complains that this is her sixth yeast infection...
Coordination of Care The patient is a 32-year-old Hispanic nurse from your unit who is admitted for surgery to repair a fractured wrist sustained in a fall while she was working at the hospital. She divorced her first husband, who was unfaithful to her, after 5 years. She recently remarried and is hoping to start a family in the near future. She tells you she has symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection and complains that this is her sixth yeast...
The nurse is caring for a patient with dark skin who is having gastrointestinal bleedin How can the nurse determine from skin co change that shock may be present? a.) The skin is ashen gray and dull b. The skin is dusky blue c. The skin is reddish pink d. The skin is whitish pink Client: African-American female, 35 yo Diagnosis: Infection secondary to appendectomy History: Hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, right toe ulcer Ms. Nina Jackson is a 35-year-old...
Abdominal Pain - Consult Abdominal Pain - Consult Description: The patient presented to the emergency room last evening with approximately 7- to 8-day history of abdominal pain which has been persistent. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Abdominal pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient is a 71-year-old female patient of Dr. X. The patient presented to the emergency room last evening with approximately 7- to 8-day history of abdominal pain which has been persistent. She was seen 3 to 4 days ago at...