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The nurse is preparing to teach a 21-yr-old soccer player, who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, about home management of the disease. Which of the following should the nurse to include in the teaching? (select all that apply)

Which laboratory value reported by the assistive personnel (AP) indicates an urgent need for the nurse to assess the patient?

A 26-yr-old female who has type 1 diabetes develops a sore throat and runny nose after caring for her sick toddler. The patient calls the clinic for advice about her symptoms and reports a glucose level of 210 mg/dL despite taking her usual glargine (Lantus) and lispro (Humalog) insulin. Which action would the nurse advise the patient to take?

The nurse has administered 4 oz of orange juice to an alert patient whose glucose was 62 mg/dL. Fifteen minutes later, the glucose is 67 mg/dL. Which action would the nurse take next?

A patient who has diabetes is starting on intensive insulin therapy. Which type of insulin will the nurse explain for mealtime coverage?

A patient was admitted to the med-surg unit late last night after an unwitnessed ground level fall. You were given a report that he has a history of dementia, DM2, HTN, and CAD. He takes a daily aspirin, a statin, a beta blocker, an ACE inhibitor, and metformin. He is scheduled to have a head CT scan to assess for injuries within a few hours. Which of the following orders would you question? 

The spouse of an alcoholic asks the nurse how to respond to them in a helpful way when they are disruptive in family life. Which of the following is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse suspects a unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is intoxicated. What is the nurse’s first response to the situation?

Convert the following instruction to machine code: sub $t1, $t2, $t3 Given that the opcode is 0, the function code is 34 and the registers are mapped as follows: $t0 01000 $t1 01001 $t2 01010 $t3 01011 $t4 01100 $t5 01101 $t6 01110 Input only the 32bits binary number with no spaces in the blank

Select the correct answer: A 61-year-old adult with a 9-year history of type 2 diabetes  and hyperlipidemia presents for diabetes follow-up.  The patient is prescribed metformin (Glucophage),  dapagliflozin (Farxiga), and simvastatin (Zocor). The patient is allergic to sulfa.  The patient’s  A1c in clinic is 8.3%. No logs are brought to the clinic appointment, but the patient reports fasting glucoses of 160-175 mg/dL. Most recent eye exam was 4 months ago. Vitals: B/P 128/83; pulse 75; respiration 16; weight 202 height 68 inches BMI 30.7. Physical exam is unremarkable.  The primary care nurse practitioner refers the patient to diabetes self-management.  What additoinal interventions should be incorporated into the clinical management plan at this time?