The nurse is caring for a newly admitted patient. How can a nurse arrive at a more complete database for this patient?
A) Through clustering of data
B) Analysis of lab values
C) Review of the chart
D) Consult with several sources
Question 2
A nursing student is caring for a patient who has diabetes mellitus. The patient takes insulin two times per day. Based on the student's knowledge of insulin's onset of action,
he makes sure the patient's meals arrive in coordination with the insulin's effect. The knowledge used by the student is
A) Evaluative
B) Lacking
C) Integrated
D) Creative
Nurses possess a wide variety of experiences which they take into each patient encounter.
Measuring Patient Height
Nurse's hand over patients abdomen
Patient teaching: nail assessment
Calipers are used to measure the body fat on the triceps of a patient.
Examples of endocrine disorders. (D) A patient with gigantism.