ENDOCRINE
What are the 3 P's of Diabetes?
polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria
when you take opioids, you should educate the client on
water intake (constipation)
The nurse is obtaining a medication history from a client diagnosed with genital herpes. Which drug would the nurse expect this client to be prescribed? (VIRUS)
acyclovir (Zovirax)
difference between type I and type II diabetes
type I= no insuline
type II= decreased insulin secretion
the paraysympathetic nervous system is often referred to as
rest and digest
What is the normal range for white blood cells? *(this is important for giving antibiotics)
4500 to 11000
decreased temp
bradycardia
weight gain
tachypnea
tachypnea
The nurse is admitting a client in preparation of surgery. The nurse is aware that propofol is contraindicated in a client who is allergic to what product?
eggs
gluten
iodine
latex
eggs
A client who is taking nitrofurantoin for a urinary tract infection voices a concern to the clinic nurse about voiding brown-colored urine. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
its a harmless side effect
Cushings sydrome is caused by
to much cortisol
The nurse is collecting a nursing history from a preoperative client who is to receive local anesthesia. While taking the admission history, the client reports an allergy to lidocaine. What is the nurse's priority action?
notify the anesthesialogist
Uti prevention (non drug)
cranberry juice
pancreas
Which would a nurse have readily available should a client who is receiving morphine experience significant respiratory depression?
naloxone
A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who has rheumatoid arthritis and a new prescription for aspirin 650 mg orally every 6 hr. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects of aspirin therapy?