At 8 a.m. the nurse is reviewing patient assignments and notes one of the patients has a current blood glucose of 264. Breakfast is routinely served at 8:30. The following orders are noted in the chart. What action should the nurse take? Accucheck before meals and at bedtime with sliding scale insulin aspart SQ: Glucose 0-150 Administer 0 units; 151-200 Administer 2 units; 201-250 Administer 4 units: 251-300 Administer 6 units: 301-350 Administer 8 units; 351- 400 Administer 10 units; >400 Notify physician.

A nurse is preparing a teaching session about reducing the risk of complications of diabetes mellitus. Which of the following information should the nurse plan to include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

A staff nurse is teaching a client who has Addison's disease about the disease process. The client asks the nurse what causes Addison's disease. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

Synthroid 0.3 mg p.o. daily is ordered. You have Synthroid in 150 mcg tablets. Give tablets.

Propylthiouracil (PTU) is prescribed for a client with Graves' disease. The nurse should teach the client to immediately report which of the following?

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?

A nurse is reviewing guidelines to prevent DKA during periods of illness with a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a thyroidectomy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 8 hr postoperative following a subtotal thyroidectomy. In which of the following positions should the nurse keep the client?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postoperative following a subtotal thyroidectomy. The client reports a tingling sensation in the hands, the soles of the feet, and around the lips. For which of the following findings should the nurse assess the client?

At 8 a.m. the nurse is reviewing patient assignments and notes one of the patients has a current blood glucose of 264. Breakfast is routinely served at 8:30. The following orders are noted in the chart. What action should the nurse take? Accucheck before meals and at bedtime with sliding scale insulin aspart SQ: Glucose 0-150 Administer 0 units; 151-200 Administer 2 units; 201-250 Administer 4 units: 251-300 Administer 6 units: 301-350 Administer 8 units; 351- 400 Administer 10 units; >400 Notify physician.