The nurse is caring for a client receiving treatment for myxedema. The nurse should explain that warm blankets are used to warm the client instead of heating pads for which of the following reasons?

Active rewarming may increase oxygen demands.

Electric cords from heating pads can be a choking hazard.

Heating pads could cause tissue burns.

Warm blankets are more comforting for the client.

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is C

A. The statement active rewarming may increase oxygen demands is true for some conditions, like hypothermia, but it is not the primary reason to avoid heating pads for a client with myxedema. While rewarming can increase oxygen demands, the primary concern with heating pads is the risk of burns due to impaired thermoregulation in myxedema.
B. This is not relevant to the scenario. The concern with heating pads is not about choking hazards but about burns and safe rewarming.
C. In myxedema, the body’s ability to regulate temperature and respond to thermal stimuli is impaired due to severe hypothyroidism. This puts the client at a higher risk for burns if heating pads are used. Using warm blankets instead of heating pads ensures a safer, more gradual rewarming process.
D. While warm blankets may indeed be more comforting, the primary reason for using them instead of heating pads is to avoid the risk of burns due to impaired temperature regulation.

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Correct Answer is B

Explanation

A. "It describes a list of foods that are alike in terms of the amount of carbohydrate, fat, protein, and calories in each food." This definition does not describe the glycemic index. The glycemic index focuses on how quickly a food raises blood glucose, not on the carbohydrate, fat, protein, and calorie content of foods.
B. "It is a value assigned to foods based on how slowly or how quickly those foods cause increases in your blood glucose level." The glycemic index (GI) measures how quickly a carbohydrate-containing food raises blood glucose levels after consumption. Foods with a high GI cause rapid spikes in blood glucose, while those with a low GI cause slower increases.
C. "It is a diet plan that tracks the amount of carbohydrates in food to ensure that a predetermined amount is consumed during a given meal." This describes carbohydrate counting or a carbohydrate-based meal plan, not the glycemic index.
D. "It is a scoring system that describes the amount of carbohydrates, in grams, that is present in each serving of a food." This describes the concept of carbohydrate counting, which focuses on the total grams of carbohydrates in food, not the rate at which those carbohydrates affect blood glucose.

Correct Answer is ["30"]

Explanation

12 units of insulin should be delivered every hour.
In 250 mL of the IV solution, there are 100 units of insulin.
If 100 units are in 250 mL, then to find the volume for 1 unit, we divide the total volume by the total units: 250 mL ÷ 100 units = 2.5 mL/unit
Since we need to deliver 12 units per hour, and each unit is in 2.5 mL, we multiply the desired units per hour by the volume per unit: 12 units/hour × 2.5 mL/unit = 30 mL/hour
Rounding to the nearest whole number, the IV pump should be programmed to deliver 30 mL per hour.

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The nurse is caring for a client receiving treatment for myxedema. The nurse should explain that warm blankets are used to warm the client instead of heating pads for which of the following reasons?

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