A patient diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes reports a blood glucose level of 210 mg/dL and symptoms of a sore throat, cough, and fever.
What advice should the nurse give to the patient?

The nurse is caring for a client who is being evaluated for possible deep vein thrombosis of the right extremity. Which laboratory result is of most concern to the nurse?

A client has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
What should be the nurse’s initial step when developing an educational plan?

A patient recovering from aorto-femoral bypass surgery has developed edema, severe pain, paresthesia, and tightness of the operative limb.
The nurse recognizes that what post-operative complication is most likely causing the patient’s symptoms?

The nurse is explaining to a patient why oral antihyperglycemic agents are not effective in Type 1 diabetes. What is the reason?

The nurse identifies the problem of Fluid Volume Excess for a patient. Which assessment finding validates this problem?

The nurse is caring for the following four clients on the nursing unit.
Which client is at the highest risk for the development of deep vein thrombosis?

The nurse is aware that the diagnostic level of a fasting blood glucose for a client with diabetes is:

The client has been receiving vancomycin 1 gram IV every 12 hours for 2 days.
What nursing actions are appropriate when administering this medication? (Select all that apply)

A patient diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis asks the nurse, “How does this blood thinner heparin work?” Which response is most accurate?