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?
(Ans- Blurred 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?
(Ans- "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?
(Ans- Expect 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?
(Ans- Fasting 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?
(Ans- Hyperinsulinemia
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?
(Ans- Hypoglycemia
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? (Ans- "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? (Ans- Do 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 instructions should the nurse include?
(Ans- "Maintain stable blood glucose levels."
A nurse is caring for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. The nurse misread the client's morning blood glucose level as 210 mg/dL instead of 120 mg/dL and administered the insulin dose appropriate for a reading over 200 mg/dL before the client's breakfast. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?
(Ans- Monitor the client for hypoglycemia
A nurse working for a home health agency is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about disease management. Which of the following glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) values should the nurse include in the teaching as an indicator that the client is appropriately controlling his glucose levels?
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