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The nurse is providing routine care for a patient with Severe Alzheimer’s disease (late stage). The patient has no motor activities or language communication abilities. What are some nursing interventions the nurse can implement to promote patient interaction and communication? (Select all that apply.)

A patient with type 1 diabetes has an insulin order for humulin-N insulin, 35 U, to be given at 0700. The patient has also been instructed not to take anything by mouth (NPO) in preparation for laboratory work that will not be drawn until 1000. What action should the nurse implement?

An 18 y.o. student is admitted with dark urine, fever, and flank pain and is diagnosed with acute glomerulonephritis. Which would most likely be in this student’s health history?

Using the following words write a sentence telling what you did yesterday. (10 pts.) Begin with the time frame. estudiar/yo/examen/ayer/el/para .

The nurse educates the client about symptoms of hyperthyroidism, such as SELECT ONE: anxiety sleepiness constipation _______ The nurse instructs the client to go to the nearest emergency department if the client develops a  SELECT ONE: heart rate less than 100 beats/min dry mouth fever over 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) _______ The nurse anticipates providing medication teaching about a new prescription for  SELECT ONE: levothyroxine propylthiouracil insulin _______

Mr. Roswell comes to the Emergency Department because he had a seizure at home. The physician has just prescribed phenobarbital 240 mg now intravenously. You call pharmacy and the pharmacist asks, “How many vials do you need? We have phenobarbital as 130 mg/mL vials.” How many vials do you tell the pharmacist you need?

What actions should a nurse implement to correctly assess the progress of ascites on a daily basis?

When a patient with type 2 diabetes says, “Why in the world are they looking at my hemoglobin? I thought my problem was with my blood sugar.” What should the nurse explain about the level of hemoglobin A1c?

Rewrite the sentence below replacing the direct and indirect objects with the appropriate pronouns. (10 pts.) Los camareros sirvieron los camerones a nosotros. Los   .

Which observation by a nurse would indicate blocked flow of bile from the liver to the intestine?