After receiving report from the night shift nurse, the nurse is looking over the current complaints. The nurse assistant lets the nurse know that all four clients are hyperglycemic. The nurse knows that which of the following client symptoms is the priority to see first?
A nurse is caring for a client with type 2 diabetes who has been prescribed an incretin mimetic medication for blood glucose control. Which medication is an example of an incretin mimetic?
A client with diabetes is being seen for symptoms of DKA. What actions should the nurse expect to be ordered as initial treatment? Select all that apply.
Which of the following are complications of diabetes mellitus? Select all that apply.
A client has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Educating the client information about signs or symptoms to monitor for acute uncontrolled blood glucose levels include the following:
A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes and has developed hypoglycemia. Which vital signs would be most consistent with this condition?
A newly diagnosed client with type 2 diabetes has been prescribed metformin as an oral hypoglycemic agent. Which best describes how the nurse would explain this medication?
A 35-year-old client with type 1 diabetes is in the hospital following surgery. The client has an order for combination insulin therapy to be administered on a sliding scale depending on his blood glucose levels. The nurse uses a rapid-acting insulin to achieve short term control and mixes it with another type. Which type of insulin may be used in combination with rapid-acting insulin for this type of therapy?
A nurse works in a busy healthcare unit of the hospital which includes care of clients with many different types of chronic illnesses. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement to help prevent the spread of infection among clients who have diabetes?
Which of the following is NOT caused by an autoimmune response?
