Diabetes Scenario Failing to double check the name of a nursing home resident‚ a student nurse accidentally gives 13 units of 70/30 insulin to a patient who also received glipizide this morning. * What should the student nurse do when she realizes the error? * Report the error to her preceptor Nurse‚ along with the Nursing Supervisor. * At what point would the insulin peak and when should blood sugars be checked? * 70/30 insulin has a peak of 2-12 hours.
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Public Awareness of Diabetes Lynn A. Bailey HCA/240 August 21‚ 2011 Dr. Monica Reed‚ PhD‚ MPH Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people every year‚ and in most cases‚ this is a disease that is preventable. Increasing public awareness regarding risk factors and how this debilitating disease can be controlled and prevented may reduce the number of cases diagnosed each year. Throughout the years‚ scientists have developed a variety of treatment options and medications that are
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Mariah Stoeckman Diabetes Insipidus 1. Describe the mechanism by which normal fluid regulation in the body occurs? The kidneys remove extra body fluids in the bloodstream; this waste is stored in the bladder. If the fluid regulations system is working right the kidneys will make less urine to save your body’s fluids so you don’t become dehydrated. 2. What is considered to be excessive thirst and urination in an adult? Excessive thirst is the intake of more than one gallon of fluid
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that my mentees really anticipate for me to come and I feel really bad if I miss one week of seeing them. However‚ last week it happened to be the opposite. My mentee ended up being absent because she was sick. So instead I helped Ms. Silva do little group activities and made sure that the students were on task. Has your mentee been absent before? If yes‚ what o you do help the classroom teacher? What are your plans for Halloween? Do you know what your mentee is doing for Halloween? Andrea‚ my mentee
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YOU RAISE ME UP - JOSH GROBAN D G D Bm G A Asus4 A Bm G D G D A D D G D When I am down and‚ oh my soul‚ so weary; D G A Asus4 A When troubles come and my heart burdened be; Bm G
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Paper on Individual and group behavior (IGB) Submitted by: Nimish Kumar (131533) The first meeting for one of our group assignments was scheduled to be held in the hostel itself. However‚ it got over with virtually no gains‚ as only two of us were present and the rest of the members didn’t turn up. Later on‚ I realized that this incident was a learning gain in fact‚ as it gave me a practical experience of the concept of Social Loafing‚ where some members try to reduce their individual efforts
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Support individuals during the last days of life The psychological aspects are different for each person it depends how they react to the thought of a person dying‚ some people may feel that it’s their own fault or that they have done something wrong taking the blame for it or someone may feel as if their being useless and feel like there’s things that can be done to help but in actual fact there isn’t. In the person’s last days if known others may like to spend a lot of time with the person but
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Argument Essay Bullying Needs to Cease As a teenager‚ all I want is the world to live in peace and harmony. However‚ everyone knows that is not going to happen. People are going to dislike each other‚ hate each other‚ and‚ of course‚ have many disagreements. This does not justify bullying‚ though. Bullying is uncaused for‚ and it is destroying our nation. It needs to be stopped immediately. In school or where it may be‚ bullying‚ in all forms‚ needs to cease for it can lead to violence‚ mental
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Ethical Decisions In this situation Joe Smith has put himself in an individual versus community ethical dilemma‚ which means that there is a conflict on what is best for when versus what is best for the company (Editorial Board‚ 2015). Joe should tell Bill Bateman that he cannot make a counter off without talking to his management team first. Since Joe is feeling the pressure to perform his job‚ which may incline him to counter that offer‚ he is also fearing cutbacks and layoffs due to the merger
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here are over 500‚000 fast food restaurants in America and all of these restaurants have one thing in common. They all pose a high risk of giving an individual diabetes. In 2012‚ 29.1 million Americans‚ or 9.3% of the population‚ had diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with high levels of glucose in the blood. You may ask‚ how does this happen? Well once we digest the food that we eat glucose enters the bloodstream. Which is also used for energy‚ our pancreas produces insulin. The
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