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Essential education for patients with regards to insulin therapy includes the following except:
- A. Hypoglycaemia management
- B. Sickday management
- C. Prescribing insulin
- D. Safe driving
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Insulin education patients learn hypo fixes, sick day tweaks, driving rules, needle skills; prescribing's the doc's job, not their load. Nurses drill this chronic self-care kit, skipping the script-writing bit for pros.
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Which of these causes of gastroenteritis usually requires treatment with antibiotics?
- A. shigella
- B. salmonella
- C. e-coli
- D. giardia
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Giardia flagellate needs metronidazole, not shigella, salmonella, E. coli, campy's self-run. Nurses dose this chronic gut bug.
The antidiabetic also effective in lowering the cholesterol level is
- A. Rosiglitazone
- B. Metformin
- C. Chlorpropamide
- D. Repaglinide
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Metformin's the cholesterol-trimming antidiabetic cuts glucose and lipids, a dual chronic win. Rosiglitazone ups insulin sensitivity, risks heart fat; chlorpropamide pumps insulin, no lipid perk; repaglinide's quick insulin hit misses cholesterol. Nurses flag metformin's bonus, a type 2 staple with vascular edge.
A patient diagnosed with moderate COPD would have a FEV1 of which percentage of their predicted range?
- A. 40%
- B. <80%
- C. 60-79%
- D. 40-59%
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Moderate COPD's FEV1 lands 40-59% predicted airflow's pinched, not trashed, fitting GOLD staging, a middle ground of huff and puff. Over 40's too broad; under 80's loose; 60-79's mild. Nurses clock this, tuning chronic care's pace.
A 16-year-old female patient experiences alopecia resulting from chemotherapy, prompting the nursing diagnoses of disturbed body image and situational low self-esteem. What action by the patient would best indicate that she is meeting the goal of improved body image and self-esteem?
- A. The patient requests that her family bring her makeup and wig
- B. The patient begins to discuss the future with her family
- C. The patient reports less disruption from pain and discomfort
- D. The patient cries openly when discussing her disease
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Alopecia guts self-image, especially at 16 requesting makeup and a wig shows she's fighting back, reclaiming her look and confidence. It's active, not passive, unlike future talks (hopeful but vague), less pain (physical, not emotional), or crying (raw but not progress). Nurses in oncology cheer this, knowing it signals resilience against chemo's brutal psychosocial hit, a win for body image goals.
Assessment of a wound does not include which of the following?
- A. Location
- B. Size
- C. Blood Pressure
- D. Colour of wound
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Wound checks where, how big, what hue guide care. BP's body-wide, not wound-specific. Nurses skip it, a chronic sore's focus.