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nelaaney

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on: Jul 23, 2018
A patient's medication administration record specifies that the patient is to receive 20 units of NPH insulin at 08:00 . Before administering this medication, the nurse must do which of the following?
 
  A) Massage the chosen injection site.
  B) Assess the patient's understanding of diabetes.
  C) Assess the patient's urine for the presence of glucose.
  D) Have a colleague confirm the dosage.

Question 2

An adult patient is experiencing deficiencies in folic acid and vitamin B12 . This patient's compromised health status creates a risk for which of the following?
 
  A) Hyperuricemia
  B) Hepatitis
  C) Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  D) Megaloblastic anemia


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Ddddd

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Before administering insulin, patient safety requires that two nurses always check the dosage. Assessing the patient's understanding of the disease may or may not be appropriate or necessary at this time. Injection sites are not massaged before administration. It is not necessary to assess urine for the presence of glucose.

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Deficiency states of both vitamin B12 and folic acid present similarly as megaloblastic anemia (characterized by abnormally large, immature red blood cells). These deficiencies do not contribute to hyperuricemia, hepatitis, or lymphoma.


nelaaney

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Excellent

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