The nurse teaches a patient to self-administer his insulin. How can the nurse best evaluate whether the patient understands the instruction?

Which hormone released by the Islets of Langerhans, acts to increase blood glucose?

Before starting antimicrobial therapy, the nurse assesses a patient for possible drug allergy. Which of the following complaints should alert the nurse to a drug allergy?

Which of the following orders would the LPN question in a patient with Type I diabetes?

Which of the following is important for the nurse to assess and monitor in a patient prescribed metformin (Glucophage)? (Select All that Apply.)

If injection sites are not rotated regularly, the patient with diabetes mellitus may suffer from which of the following?

The nurse is admitting a client to the acute care floor with methicillin-resistant S. aureus. The nurse would expect the physician to order which of the following medications for the client?

The client asks the nurse which type of diabetes is caused by no insulin secretion by the pancreas. What is the best response by the nurse?

Jennifer takes birth control pills. Recently she was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and is taking ciprofloxacin (Cipro). To maximize the therapeutic effects of both types of drugs, what should the nurse tell Jennifer?

The nurse teaches a patient to self-administer his insulin. How can the nurse best evaluate whether the patient understands the instruction?

Mrs. Oza, age 69, has hypertension and has one functioning kidney. She loves chocolates and enjoys an alcoholic beverage twice a week. Her hobby is gardening and she goes for long walks despite having arthritis. Which one of the following pieces of information is likely to have the greatest significance if she is prescribed vancomycin?