While caring for a patient with diabetes, the nurse recognizes which of the following as potentially contributing to increased levels of blood glucose or hyperglycemia?
A) Normal saline IV fluid
B) Clear fluid diet
C) Medications used to treat inflammatory disorders
D) Late afternoon surgical procedure
Ans: C
Feedback: Hyperglycemia may occur in the hospitalized patient as a result of the original illness that led to the need for hospitalization. Changes in the usual treatment, IV dextrose, medications used to treat inflammatory disorders, and the overly vigorous treatment of hypoglycemia may cause elevated blood sugars.
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