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The nurse is reviewing the chart of a patient with diabetes. Which of the following would cause the nurse to be concerned about diabetic nephropathy: 

The patient with diabetes has been educated on reading nutrition labels and counting carbohydrates. The patient has eaten 11 chips from the bag. Using the label shown,  how many carbohydrates would she document in her food journal?

An unconscious diabetic patient is transported to the emergency department from home. Blood glucose is 46 mg/dL. What will the nurse prepare to administer?

For the following order, determine how much total insulin (must label in units) the patient would receive for one doseOrder: Novolin Regular U-100 10 units subcut and Novolin NPH U-100 18 units subcut before breakfast dailyAvailable: 

A patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus complains of recurrent yeast infections and urinary tract infections. The nurse is reviewing the patient’s list of medications and recognizes which of the following medications as a possible cause:

When passing a food tray to a patient with a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, the nurse would expect which of the following items to be on the tray:

Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome are two diabetic emergencies.Which of the following findings would be present in diabetic ketoacidosis, but not in hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking propranolol. Which data collection finding would indicate a potential serious complication associated with propranolol?

The nurse monitors closely for signs of right-sided heart failure which include (select all that apply)

The nurse visits a patient at home. The patient states, “I haven’t slept at all the last couple of nights.” Which response by the nurse demonstrates therapeutic communication?