The patient with type 2 diabetes shows a blood sugar reading of 72 at 6 AM. Based on the reading of 72, the nurse should:
1. notify the charge nurse of the reading.
2. give regular insulin per sliding scale.
3. give him cup of milk.
4. administer the oral hyperglycemic tablet.
3
The patient is hypoglycemic and needs an immediate source of glucose, such as milk or or-ange juice. The oral hyperglycemic agent will not work quickly enough. Notifying the charge nurse can be done later. Giving insulin per sliding scale would lower the blood sugar level.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1007
OBJ: 5 TOP: Hypoglycemic Reaction
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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