Entries by Daphne Hanson

Woman with Gestational Diabetes

The nurse encourages a woman with gestational diabetes to maintain an active exercise plan during pregnancy. Prior to exercising, the nurse advises her to take which action? Eat a high-carbohydrate snack Inject a bolus of insulin Eat complex carbohydrate and protein Add a bolus of long-acting insulin

Inter-professional health care team

Reflection Topic: facility’s inter-professional health care team. What values, belief systems, and personal experiences do you have and how do they affect your relationship and interactions with the facility’s inter-professional health team.   Instruction:   Read and reflect on the topic Come up with a paragraph HINT: Show the progress of an intern student nurse […]

The Use of a Diaphragm for Contraception

The nurse is teaching a client on the use of a diaphragm for contraception. Which of the following client statements indicates the client needs further teaching? “I should remove the diaphragm 6 hours after intercourse.” “I should stop using a diaphragm if I get an infection of my cervix.” “I need to have the diaphragm […]

Standard treatments for diabetes

We all know about the standard treatments for diabetes, but in your practice, you may have a patient come to you asking about the best way to treat their disease naturally. Are there any natural products that could treat diabetes, and would you be able to use only natural products?  How would you explain this […]

Breast cancer genes

Which personal factor does NOT indicate the possibility of a person having breast cancer genes of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation? The person’s brother was diagnosed with breast cancer. The person is of Ashkenazi Jewish ethnicity. The person’s 78-year-old grandmother was just diagnosed with breast cancer. The patient’s father died of pancreatic cancer at age 44.