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A female patient tells the nurse that she has pain and numbness to her thumb, first finger, and second finger of the right hand. The nurse discovers that the patient is employed as an auto mechanic, and that the pain is increased while working. This may indicate that the patient could possibly have what?

An important function of calcium is to:

The Diabetic Educator is teaching a class on complications of diabetes for newly diagnosed diabetic children and their parents. The diabetic Educator would define hypoglycemia as what blood glucose level?

Family members bring a patient to the emergency department with pale cool skin, midsternal chest pain unrelieved with rest, and a history of CAD. What is the nurse aware of?

The nurse is preparing instructions for a patient who is going home with a cast on his leg. What teaching point is most critical to emphasize in the teaching session?

The Diabetic Educator is assessing a hospitalized patient to see if it is necessary to reinforce parts of the patient’s knowledge of basic diabetic self-care skills. What would be an appropriate way for the Diabetic Educator to assess the patient’s knowledge of nutritional therapy in diabetes mellitus?

An adolescent, newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, asks the nurse what caused the diabetes. What would be the nurse’s best response?

A patient presents at the clinic complaining of back pain that goes all the way down the back of the leg to the foot. What is this type of pain referred to as?

40.4 The client receives esomeprazole (Nexium). He asks the nurse why that little purple pill is better than his cimetidine (Tagamet). What is the best response by the nurse?

A Diabetes Nurse Educator is providing a class on diabetes for the dieticians and staff nurses. The nurse educator discusses the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommendations for levels of caloric intake. What do the ADA’s recommendations include?