A client with diabetes and MS is receiving intravenous corticosteroids. For what should the nurse closely monitor this client?
1. High blood sugar
2. Tremors
3. Extreme weakness
4. Peripheral neuropathy
Answer: 1
1. Steroids increase the blood sugar in a healthy client, so the client with diabetes is monitored closely for blood sugar levels.
2. Tremors are not particular to diabetics or steroids.
3. Extreme weakness is not an expected side effect of steroids.
4. Steroids do not cause peripheral neuropathy in a client with diabetes. The cause is unknown.
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