Answer to Question 1
ANS: D
Glucose normally is not found in the urine. The normal renal threshold for glucose is about 220 mg/dL, which means that a person whose blood glucose is less than 220 mg/dL will not have glucose in the urine. A positive finding for glucose on urinalysis indicates high blood sugar. The most appropriate action would be to perform a capillary artery glucose assessment. The client needs further evaluation for this abnormal result; therefore, documenting and continuing to monitor is not appropriate. Requesting a 24-hour urine test or reviewing the client's dietary selections will not assist the nurse to make a clinical decision related to this abnormality.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: A, B, C
Complications of diabetes mellitus are caused by macrovascular and microvascular changes. Macrovascular complications include coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease. Microvascular complications include nephropathy, retinopathy, and neuropathy. Respiratory failure and cirrhosis are not complications of diabetes mellitus.
Mechanisms that help maintain glucose homeostasis in the blood.
Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet
A, A nurse is adding a medication to an IV line as a piggyback
Mechanism of Action of Direct-Acting Antispasmodics
Mechanism of Action of Direct-Acting Antispasmodics
Control of blood glucose level.