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Which interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client with diabetes mellitus.  The client’s glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) level is 10%.  What information would the nurse provide to the client?

As the nurse caring for Ms. Miller, select all of the information/statements below which are pulled from the scenario about Ms. Miller that are concerning and require follow-up. Select all that apply. 

The nurse would suspect that the patient would be diagnosed with a/an .

Your patient had his urinary catheter removed 3 hours ago, has not yet voided, and has now put his call light on because he is experiencing urinary retention and the urge to void.  While lying in bed and holding the urinal bottle in place, the patient becomes anxious because he is unable to urinate.  You share the following TRUE statements with your patient regarding urination after a urinary catheter has been removed.     SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Patients with renal disease are given doses of medications to minimize further damage or drug toxicity.

You have a desktop computer that provides a 250-watt power supply. You recently added a four-disk RAID 10 array to the system, and now it spontaneously shuts down. Which of the following would MOST likely solve this issue?

As a computer technician, you are troubleshooting a client’s computer that is experiencing intermittent crashes and sudden reboots. The client reports that these issues started happening after a recent memory upgrade. You have already confirmed that the new memory modules are compatible with the system and are properly installed. What would be the next BEST step to diagnose the issue?

During the change-of-shift report, the student nurse hears that a patient has hepatomegaly. What would the student recognize that this term means?

A patient is suspected of having inflammation of the gallbladder, or cholecystitis. The nurse would conduct which technique to assess for this condition?