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A nurse is educating a 50-year-old patient with Type 1 diabetes who is planning to participate in religious fasting for a month. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

What is the key difference between an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and a 504 Plan for students with chronic conditions?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is complaining of pain. Which task is appropriate for the nurse to delegate to a patient care associate (PCA)?

A wound ostomy and continence (WOC) nurse assesses a patient’s wound and notes desiccation of the wound bed and epibole of the wound edges. Which dressing is most appropriate to restore moisture balance?

The patient has requested a PRN medication for nausea.  Which of the following should the nurse do first?

Which therapy is not recommended for a chronic wound with delayed healing?

A patient drank 20 oz of Coffee and 4 oz Milk for breakfast .  How many mL will the nurse chart? 

A nurse is planning discharge education for a patient with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). What information should be included in teaching?

A nurse is preparing to administer insulin to a patient with diabetes that has a corrective scale and carb counting scale that must be used to determine the correct insulin dose. The patient is about to have a meal. Which statement about the timing of insulin administration is correct?

An 80-year-old female with hypothyroidism is brought to the clinic by her daughter, who reports that the patient has been increasingly forgetful, fatigued, and confused over the past two weeks. The daughter states, “I’m worried she’s developing dementia.” Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?