For a client with diabetes mellitus scheduled for surgery at 8 AM, the nurse would plan to check the client's blood glucose level on the day of surgery between
a. 12 midnight and 2 AM.
b. 2 and 4 AM.
c. 4 and 6 AM.
d. 7 and 8 AM.
D
A blood glucose determination should be performed and reported to the physician within 1 hour before surgery to ensure that the client (who has been NPO since midnight) will not develop hy-poglycemia during surgery.
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