If the patient looks flushed and is perspiring it is necessary to check their vital signs. The elevated heart rate and decreased blood pressure indicate that the patient is experiencing diabetic emergency especially the patient might have hyperglycemia. This results due to an abnormal increase in the blood glucose levels and if it is not treated hyperglycemia may advance to diabetic ketoacidosis and diabetic coma.
The appropriate nursing competency for an entry level nurse with respect to use of technology would be proficiency in the use of electronic communication and basic computer technology.
Explanation:
A basic knowledge about electronic communication systems and computer technology is highly necessary for an entry level nurse:
- To be professionally competent
- To utilize electronic word processing programs, spreadsheets, etc for documentation purposes. These tools are especially useful to enter, operate, store, and maintain patient case sheet details and nursing details electronically.
- To monitor and operate electronically-guided medical instruments like mechanical ventilator, ECG, and other monitors used in health care.
Answer: True
Explanation:
The myelography is a skeleton imaging technique that involves the insertion of the injection in the spinal cord or the relative space near the spinal cord and the nerve roots by utilizing real-time x-ray technique called as fluoroscopy.
This technique can be used to study the distortions in the spinal cord caused by the cysts, tumor and lesions.
On the basis of the given description, the statement is correct.
The correct answer is A. Heterozygous
Think about the word's prefix and suffix, <em>Hetero-</em> (meaning "different") and <em>-zygous </em>(meaning "type of zygote").
In contrast, Homozygous would mean having two of the same alleles, being the prefix <em>Homo- means "same".</em>
