The Patient has a nutritional dose of Humalog insulin of 5 units before each meal, plus Humalog insulin per sliding scale.

Blood Glucose Level sliding scale

(mg per dL) Humalog Insulin

If less than 70 and symptomatic administer 1 mg Glucagon IM then call MD 150-200 2 units

201-250 4 units

251-300 6 units

301-350 8 units

351-40010 units

Greater than 400 Call MD

The patient's meal has been delivered. the nurse checks the patient's pre-meal blood sugar, and the result is 64 mg/dL.

The patient is awake, and alert. and able to swallow. The next step the nurse should take is:

A nurse assesses a patient with hypothyroidism who is admitted with acute appendicitis. The nurse notes that the patient's level of consciousness has decreased. What action does the nurse perform?

Desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) is prescribed to a patient for the treatment of diabetes insipidus. The nurse administering the medication monitors the patient for which therapeutic response?

A patient with diabetic ketoacidosis is brought to the emergency department. Which prescribed action should the nurse implement first?

A 68-year-old female client is being seen for follow-up wound care on her right lower leg. During her visit, the client states she hasn't had a bowel movement since her last visit a week ago. The client states she hasn't had much of an appetite in the past few days and says, "l figure I don't have anything in there to come out." The nurse auscultates the client's abdomen and hears hyperactive high-pitched bowel sounds in the upper left quadrant and hypoactive bowel sounds in the lower left quadrant. The nurse collaborates with the primary health care provider and the client is directly admitted to the hospital for possible intestinal obstruction. Before going to the hospital, the client asks the nurse what to expect. Which of these statements by the nurse (is) most likely accurate?

Select all that apply.

Important nursing intervention(s) when caring for a patient with Cushing syndrome include:

A 46-year-old female patient presents to the emergency department with acute adrenal insufficiency and the following vital signs: P 118 beats/min, R 18 breaths/min, BP 83/44 mm Hg. pulse oximetry 98%. and T 98.8 F oral.

Which nursing intervention is the highest priority for this patient?

Which information from a 70-year-old patient during a health history indicates to the nurse that the patient should be screened for hepatitis C?

Which action by the patient who is self-monitoring blood glucose indicates a need for additional teaching?

A 46-year-old woman presented to the emergency department several days ago with a respiratory infection that caused a hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar event. The client has a history of diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, vascular disease, and retinopathy. The nurse prepares to discharge the client today. After providing discharge instructions, the nurse assesses the client's understanding.

Which of the following client statements indicate a good understanding of diabetic teaching?

Select all that apply.

Which information will the nurse include when teaching a patient who has type 2 diabetes about glyburide?