This drug is the first choice drug used in managing diabetes mellitus. It reduces glucose production by liver, enhances insulin sensitivity at tissue level, and improves glucose transport into cells.
What is metformin (Glucophage)
100
A patient's serum glucose tests at 50 mg/dL. This is considered hypoglycemic and the nurse plans to ...
What is give 10-15g fast-acting carbs (juice, REGULAR soda, low fat milk)
100
A pressure ulcer that consists of full-thickness loss of tissue with subcutaneous fat showing would be considered what stage?
What is stage three
100
This is the main clinical manifestation of anemia. It's the reason we worry about it and the cause for most of the complications.
What is hypoxia.
100
This type of incontinence occurs when the pressure of urine in an overfull bladder overcomes sphincter control
What is overflow incontinence
200
ferrous sulfate should be administered when to decrease GI side effects?
What is between meals
200
A patient is diagnosed with prediabetes. The nurse expects fasting glucose levels between ....
What is 100-125 mg/dL
200
A Snellen chart to test for visual acuity should be read from how far?
What is 20 feet.
200
Anemia can be caused by three general things. Name two:
1. blood loss (trauma, GI bleed, hemorrhage)
2. impaired production of RBCs (deficient nutrients, low iron)
3. increased destruction of RBCs (Sickle cell, meds)
200
Ditropan and Detrol are frequently used in this type of incontinence to decrease muscle spasms in the bladder
What is urge incontinence
300
This drug is the first choice in treating clostridium difficle.
What is metronidazole (Flagyl)
300
In the acute care setting, the nurse anticipates administering what to an unconscious, diabetic patient with a serum glucose level of 35 mg/dL
What is 20-50 mL of 50% dextrose IV push
300
Legal blindness is considered ... whereas functional vision has ...
What is 20/200 (when best corrected), no light perception, no usable vision
functional vision has some light perception but not usable vision.
300
The normal value for WBCs is:
What is 4,000-11,000
300
A patient comes in to the hospital with a mild, acute episode of diarrhea. The nurse anticipates giving what to replace the slight loss of fluid and electrolytes?
What is Gatorade or Pedialyte (fluid containing glucose)
400
Metamucil is this type of drug. It works by absorbing water into the GI tract to increase the size of stool and stimulate peristalsis.
What is a bulk forming laxative
400
A patient presented to the ED with DKA and a blood glucose level of 314 mg/dL. The nurse knows that she will administered what type of IV fluids until ....
What is 0.45% or 0.9% NS until urine volume restores to 30-60 mL/hour
400
This type of dressing should never be used on a clean pressure ulcer and only used for debridement.
What is wet-to-dry
400
The normal value of hemoglobin is:
What is 11.7-17.3 g/dL
400
When taking care of a patient with C. diff, it is important for the nurse to note that that patient will be in _______ isolation and he or she needs to use __________ to clean his or her hands.
What is contact isolation; warm soap and water
500
Used in treating hyperthyroidism, a patient using this may experience dryness and irritation of the mouth and throat. This can be relieved by sipping water, ice chips, and gargling a salt/soda mixture 3-4 times per day.
What is radioactive iodine therapy
500
Intermediate insulin, which ends in this letter, peaks when?
What is N, peaks in 4-10 hours
500
How does photodynamic therapy work?
It uses IV verteporfin (Visudyne) and a “cold” laser to excite the dye to destroy abnormal blood vessels in wet AMD
500
If IM iron is required, the nurse would use this method for administration.
What is the Z-track method
500
MiraLax is this kind of laxative. It usually works in 15min-3hours.