Author Question: The student nurse is researching relapsing-progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). What ... (Read 93 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The student nurse is researching relapsing-progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). What characteristic(s) is/are typical of this form of the disease? (Select all that apply.)

a. Steadily worsens
b. Partial remissions
c. Clear, acute relapses
d. Temporary minor improvements
e. Long plateau periods

Question 2

The nurse is discussing insulin administration with an assigned patient. The patient reports that she prefers to use only certain sites for insulin injections and questions the need to rotate sites. What response by the nurse is most appropriate?

a. Rotating injection sites helps reduce your risk of infection.
b. Rotating injection sites helps enhance insulin absorption.
c. Unsightly fatty tumors can develop when you do not adequately rotate injection sites.
d. Rotating injection sites decreases your risk of an insulin reaction.

Chocorrol77 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, C
Steady worsening and clear acute relapses are the principle characteristics of relaps-ing-progressive MS.

Answer to Question 2

B
Insulin injections are rotated within one body area to enhance absorption. Patients are given charts showing the places on the arms, legs, buttocks, and abdomen where insulin can be in-jected. Patients should be encouraged to keep a daily record of injection sites to help remember which sites have been used and to avoid the problem of altered or erratic absorption, which is a complication associated with overuse of a single site. The most important way to reduce the in-cidence of infection is to wash the hands before insulin administration and to avoid reusing sy-ringes. Fatty tumors are not complications of overuse of a single injection site. The term insulin reaction refers to hypoglycemia, and hypoglycemia is not directly associated with the failure to rotate injection sites.