The nurse identifies that a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus is at risk for developing hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS)
Which health problems did the nurse identify in the patient? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Patient recovering from surgery
2. Patient prescribed prednisone
3. Patient receiving antibiotics for a skin infection
4. Patient receiving NSAIDs
5. Patient receiving enteral supplements
1,2,3
Rationale 1: Surgery is a precipitating factor for the development of HHNS in the patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Rationale 2: Glucocorticoids such as prednisone can be a precipitating factor for the development HHNS in the patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Rationale 3: Infection is a precipitating factor for the development of HHNS in the patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Rationale 4: The use of NSAIDs is not a precipitating factor for the development of HHNS in the patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Rationale 5: Enteral supplements do not precipitate the development of HHNS in the patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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