A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should recognize that the client understands the
... [Show More] teaching when he identifies which of the following as manifestations of hypoglycemia? - correct answerBlurred vision, tachycardia, moist, clammy skin
A nurse is teaching about self-monitoring to a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - correct answer"I will check my blood glucose every 4 hours when I am sick."
A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus and receives 25 units of NPH insulin every morning if her blood glucose level is above 200mg/dL. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - correct answerExpect the NPH insulin level to peak in 6 to 14 hr.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who is at risk for developing diabetes mellitus. The nurse should recognize that which of the following results indicates the client meets the criteria for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus? - correct answerFasting blood glucose 155mg/dL
A nurse is caring for a term macrocosmic newborn whose mother has poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. The newborn has respiratory distress syndrome. The nurse should be aware that the most likely cause of the respiratory distress is which of the following? - correct answerHyperinsulinemia
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has macrosomia and whose mother has diabetes mellitus. The nurse should recognize which of the following newborn complications as the priority focus of care? - correct answerHypoglycemia
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and has a prescription for glipizide. Which of the following statements by the nurse best describes the action of glipizide? - correct answer"Glipizide stimulates your pancreas to release insulin."
A nurse is teaching a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus about exercise. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - correct answerDo not exercise if ketones are present in your urine.
A nurse is teaching an older adult client who has diabetes mellitus about preventing the long-term complications of retinopathy and nephropathy. Which of the following [Show Less]