A client hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis calls the nurse and reports feeling hungry, shaky, and anxious. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
1. Administer 10 mg glucagon intramuscularly.
2. Give 6 oz of orange juice to drink.
3. Check the client's blood pressure and pulse.
4. Call the lab to draw blood for a glucose level.
Answer: 2
1. Glucagon is given intravenously.
2. An alert client with hypoglycemia should be given an immediate treatment of 15 g of a rapid-acting sugar.
3. Vital signs can be done after the blood glucose is checked.
4. A finger-stick blood sugar can be done at the bedside to check blood sugar, followed by vital signs.
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