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You provide teaching about monitoring her blood glucose levels and watch as the client checks her own blood glucose with her provided glucometer.  Which blood glucose levels are considered to be abnormal for the client? 

An older adult client who has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes presents to the emergency department (ER) with second-degree burns to the bottom of both feet.  They report that their feet “… must have been too close to the heater.” The nurse infers that the most likely cause for the client’s decrease in temperature sensation is:

You are a registered nurse working in a large OB/GYN practice. Your client is a 28-year-old Asian woman, arrives for her regularly scheduled obstetric appointment. She is in her 26th week of pregnancy and is a primigravida.  After examining the client, the provider asks you to schedule the client for an oral glucose tolerance test (OGGT).  What is the purpose of an oral glucose tolerance test (OGGT)?   When is an OGGT performed?  

When checking a client’s chart, the student nurse notes a history of “allergic to morphine sulfate.” While checking the medication orders, the student nurse notes an order for morphine sulfate 5 mg SQ q 4 hours PRN for severe pain and Toradol 30 mg IM q 6 hours for moderate pain. What action should the student nurse take?

The provider has ordered procainamide 0.1g IV push. The pharmacy sends procainamide 100mg /ml.  How many ml will you give?

A nurse is caring for the following clients with endocrine disorders.  Which client must the nurse assess first?

Your client is supposed to receive 2 Tbsp of a medication. How many milliliters (mL) is this?

Milton Friedman thought that private monopolies represented a large problem in the US.  He believed that the US government should take significant action to break up private monopolies.

The provider has ordered 500ml NS to infuse over 8 hr.  The drop factor is 15gtt/ml.  At what rate do you set the flow in gtt/min?

Which characteristics of children have a significant impact on the pharmacokinetics of drugs? Select all that apply.