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Your patient is in a Stupor according to the report you were given this morning.  The ways you could test for this level of consciousness when you do your neuro assessment would include all of the following Except:

Your patient is to receive a total dose of gabapentin (Neurontin) of 2,400 mg over 24 hours, and to receive a dose three (3) times a day – every 8 hours.  How much would you administer with each dose? ______________________

The same patient with a WBC less than 2,000/mm3 must have what intervention done for him / her? 

A nasally inserted N/G tube should stay in no longer than _____________.

A seizure may be the very first obvious sign of a brain lesion / injury.

Greater than 3 watery, loose bowel movements in a day is known as _____________________________.

When concentrated Tube Feedings (those with a high osmolality) enter the stomach quickly or in large boluses, pulling fluids into the intestines, the end result can be _____________________________________.

The nurse has finished teaching a client with diabetes mellitus how to administer insulin. The nurse evaluates that learning has occurred when the client makes which statement?

The client takes calcium supplements. What is the best instruction by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a type 1 diabetic patient who is being discharged home tomorrow. Patient teaching includes assessing the patient’s self-care skills to determine if further diabetes teaching is required. What is the best way to assess the patient’s ability to prepare and give insulin?