Exam 3 462 Flashcards
Clinical Manifestation for PE
- dyspnea/tachypnea
- dry cough
- distended neck veins
- cyanosis
- hypotension
- Dysrhymia
- Impending doom
- chest pain
- Blood tinged sputum
- sudden death
Analyze the following diagnostic findings for your patient with type 2 diabetes. Which result will need further assessment?
- A) BP 126/80
- B) A1C 9%
- C)FBG 130mg/dL
- D) LDL cholesterol 100mg/dL
B) A1C 9%
A nurse is caring for a client with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which client complaint would alert the nurse to the presence of a possible hypoglycemic reaction ?
nervousness, irritability, and tremors.
What are appropriate nursing considerations for a patient with eye trauma
- elevate HOB to 45 degrees
- administer analgesics
- cover eye with dry, sterile gauze
An acute metabolic condition, usually is caused by absent or markedly decreased amounts of insulin
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Long Acting Insulin onset/peak
onset 70 minutes, peak none
a chemical agent that causes burns and destruction of tissue both internally and externally
Vesicant
Name a side effect of the insuline pump?
weight gain
nursing assessment data which would require immediate medical intervention for a patient with arterial insufficiency.
A resting ankle-brachial index less than 1 is abnormal
what are risk factors with acute closure glaucoma
- small cornea
- hyperopia
- advanced age
- asian ethnicity
“The nurse administered 28 units of Humulin N, an intermediate-acting insulin, to a client diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 1600. Which action should the nurse implement?
- ensure the client eats the bedtime snack
- Humulin N peaks in 6-8 hours, making the client at risk for hypoglycemia around midnight
- This snack will prevent nighttime hypoglycemia.
A blood sugar is well controlled when hemoglobin A1c is what percentage?
7%
What angle do you hold the needle for an obese patient for a SubQ injection
90 degrees
This is the inadvertent administration of a vesicant fluid or solution into the surrounding tissue
Extravasation
Type 2 diabetes meal plan
calorie reduction, achieving glucose control, blood pressure, high fiber
HYPO glycemia
cold clammy need candy
What is virchow’s triad
- venous stasis
- damage to endothelium
- hypercoagulability
What information should be listed on IV site dressing? x4
- Guage
- Date
- Time
- Initials
Clinical Manifestations for Hypervolemia?
- Pulse is bounding JVD
- High BP
- Tachypneic
- dyspnea
- crackles
- headache, confusion, muscle spasms
- Anorexia, weight gain, ascites
- peripheral edema
What is the prupose of the sliding scale for insulin
mimic endogenous (pancreatic) insulin in response to BS
If a diabetic has ketoacidosis what will potassium be?
- hyperkalemia
- hypovolemia
- Renal failure
This type of illness is sudden. It can last 3-6 months. It can also be reversed
Acute Illness
Name ways to communicate w/ a person with a hearing impairment x3
- good eye contact
- speak clearly
- simple sentences
When discontinuting an IV for a paitent who is receiving anticoagulant medication such as heparin, the nurse should hold pressure on the IV site for how many minutes?
5-10 minutes
Anticoagulant Bleeding Precautions Mneumonic
Randi
- Razor/Electric Blades
- Aspirin
- Needles- small gauage
- Decrease needle sticks
- Injury (protect)
This type of illness lasts longer than 6 months. The onset is gradual, and irreversible.
Chronic illness
Treatment for HHS
- FLUIDS FIRST
- serious dehydration
- normal saline
What is the correct way for a nurse to assist an impaired client with ambulation?
- the client graps the nurses arm while the nurse walk ahead of the clinet
- the nurse walks slightly behind the patient while walking
What is Acute Arterial Ischemic Disorder?
- Sudden interruption in arterial blood supply to an organ or tissue
- May orginiate from aneurism, or left sided heart failure
What hand should you use for initial IV site selection?
non-dominant hand
the leaking of IV fluid into the tissue surrounding the vein. This occurs when IV fluids continue to be delivered even though the tip of the catheter is no longer in the vessel or is blocked.
Infiltration
What is a good diabetic meal plan
- guidelines for how we are all supposed to eat
- focused on the amount of carbohydrates.
The client, an 18-year-old female, 5’4’’ tall, weighing 113 kg, comes to the clinic for a wound on her lower leg that has not healed for the last two (2) weeks. Which diseaseprocess would the nurse suspect that the client has developed?
Type 2 diabetes is a disorder that usually occurs around the age of 40, but it is now being detected in children and young adultsas a result of obesity and sedentary life-styles. Wounds that do not heal are a hall-mark sign of Type 2 diabetes.
Manifestation of hypercoagulability
- dehydration
- high altitude
- hormone therapy
- malignancies
- nephrotic syndrome
- sepsis
- tobacco
When is immediate action required for a patient with pneumonia
respiratory rate increases above 20/min
Minimizing Risk for DVT/VTE
- Exercise
- Walk
- DO NOT cross legs
- Ted Hose
Describe the patient with advance COPD and Cor Pulmonale
- Damaged to lung tissue
- Acute respiratory failure
- Depression/anxiety.
- Anger.
- Pulmonary Hypertension.
What is lispro
a rapid acting insulin- delivered IV
When administering an intradermal injection, what angle should the nurse position the needle for insertion?
5-15 degrees
What is the problem with exercise and insulin site location?
it can metabolize too quickly
The nurse determines the patient’s IV has infiltrated. What would be the appropriate action by the nurse?
- Stop the infusion
- Monitor patient
- apply heat or cold for hypotonic or isotonic
- apply cold for hypertonic
Define Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia
- 48 hours after intubation, before the onset of the event
What happens in type 2 diabetes?
- the pancreas produces insulin, but the insulin is insufficient for the body’s needs or the cells do not respond to the insulin appropriately.
Respiratory Acidosis Labs
- pH Low
- PCO2 High
A client with diabetes melllitus has a blood glucose of 644mg/dl. The nurse intreprets that this client is most at risk of developing which type of acid base imbalance?
metabolic acidosis
The body breaks down glycogen and fat for fuel. The by-products of fat metabolism are acidotic and can lead to the condition known as diabetic ketoacidosis.”
Name 3 treatmens for Meniere’s Disease
- antihistamines
- benzodiazepines
- diuretics
- low sodium diet
Which electrolyte replacement should the nurse anticipate being ordered by thehealth-care provider in the client diagnosed with DKA who has just been admitted tothe ICD?
- Glucose.
- )Potassium.
- Calcium.
- Sodium
Potassium
“The risk factors for type 1 diabetes include all of the following except:
“a. Diet
b. Genetic
c. Autoimmune
d. Environmental”
A. Diet
Describe teaching plan for a diabetic patient that is sick? x4
- hormones are released when you are sick, meaning you need to take insulin
- take even if you are not hungry
- check urine ketones
- check BS more often
Describe a Tunneled CVAD
- inserted into a central vein and the remainder is tunneled subcutaneously to a distant exit site
- tunneling helps secure catheter in place & reduce infection
- inserted in the chest
- placed in a surgical or radiology suite
- may remain in place for several months to years
How far should the drip chamber be filled?
1/3 -1/2 full
The best nursing diagnosis that could be used for a patient that just had cataract surgery is:
risk for falls related to vision impairment
Risk factors for type 2 diabetes include all of the following except: “a. Advanced age
b. Obesity
c. Smoking
d. Physical inactivity”
C. Smoking
How do you replace potassium (hypokalemia)?
- Never IV Push
- Oral
- Monitor I/O
- Potatoes, Avocado, Banana
A patients presents to their primary care physician complaining of “feeling like the room is psinning and my ears are ringing? What is the FIRST action?
lay the patient flat and tell them to keep their eye open and fixated on an object
Normal Value PCO2
34-45
“A diabetic patient has a serum glucose level of 824 mg/dL (45.7 mmol/L) and is unresponsive. Following assessment of the patient, the nurse suspects diabetic ketoacidosis rather than hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome based on the finding of
rapid, deep respirations
Normal Value for Chloride
95 - 107 mEq/L
6 Rights of Medication Administration
- Patient
- Time
- Medication
- Dose
- Route
- Documentation
Fats for diabetic
- Less than 200 mg/day
- less than 7%
How long can hypoglycemia occur after exercise
up to 48 hours
Signs of COPD
- productive cough for 3 or more months in each of 2 successive years
- Dyspnea
- Chronic Fatigue
- Bluish Red Color Skin
- Pulmonary Hypertension
What is the cornerstone of care for a person with diabetes
meal plan
a disease of unknown cause affecting the membranous labyrinth of the ear, causing progressive deafness and attacks of tinnitus and vertigo.
Meniere’s Disease
Glycemic Index
- how fast blood sugar rises, based on the carbohydrate containing food
A normal fasting (no food for eight hours) blood sugar level is
between 70 and 99 mg/dL
Types of Insulin
- long acting (basal) once a day
- rapid/short acting (bolus) before meals
Normal Value for HCO3
22-26
This is the term for
inflammation of the walls of a vein.
phlebitis
What is the oxygen concentration for a nasal cannula?
- 24-44%
- 1-6 LPM
Victims w/ difficulty breathing, unable to tolerate mask
Clinical Manifestation of a patient with Chronic Arterial Disease
- Arteries narrowed
- Atherosclerosis
- Inc Risk for Heart Attack/Stroke
- Pallow
- Parasthesia
- Inadequate around boney prominents
- Gangrene/Amputation
- Weak Pulses
What is the highest priority for a patient with DVT or VTE
Skin Integrity b/c of amputation risk
What is the technique for administering IV Bolus (push)
- Flush w/ normal saline first
- administer medication
- Flush again
- Monitor Pt’s tolerance
- Document any adverse effects
What symptoms might an older woman with diabetes mellitus complain?
perineal itching
Rationale: Older women might complain of perineal itching due to vaginal candidiasis.
Explain Polyuria for diabetes
The body tries to remove excess glucose by producing extra urine. The body then requires more water.
Diagnostic Testing for Heart failure
- BNP
- ANP
- Creatnine Kinase
- Troponin
- Fibronogen
- Chest Xray
- EKG
- Coronary Angiogram
- Echogram
Glucose and microvascular complications x3
- Retinopathy
- Neuropathy
- Nephropathy
Nursing Diagnoses for patient with VTE
- Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion
- Acute Pain
- Risk for impaired physical mobility
- Risk for Embolization
- Impaired Skin Integrity
“A frail elderly patient with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus has been ill with pneumonia. The cliet’s intake has been very poor, and she is admitted to the hospital for observation and management as needed. What is the most likely problem with this patient?
Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma.