A nurse is teaching a patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus about the biguanide she has been prescribed, which is metformin (Glucophage). The nurse should explain that this type of medication acts by
  • hold the test strip next to the blood on the patient's fingertip
  • reducing hepatic glucose production
  • neutral protamine hagedorn NPH insulin
  • fasting blood glucose measurement
A nurse is teaching a patient newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus how to check blood glucose levels. Which of the following is the appropriate instruction for transferring the patient's blood to the reagent portion of the test strip/monitor in most situations?
  • keep the pen at room temperature for a few minutes
  • hold the test strip next to the blood on the patient's fingertip
  • neutral protamine hagedorn NPH insulin
  • reducing hepatic glucose production
A nurse is documenting the plan of care for a patient who has type 1 diabetes mellitus that has remained unstable despite conventional insulin therapy. The provider has explained to the patient that the new plan will incorporate the use of a long-acting insulin preparation. The nurse should anticipate seeing a prescription for the addition of which of the following insulin preparations?
  • reducing hepatic glucose production
  • insulin glargine (Lantus)
  • fasting blood glucose measurement
  • neutral protamine hagedorn NPH insulin
A nurse is reviewing self-administration of insulin using a prefilled pen administration system with a patient who started using the pen system the previous week. The patient asks what he can do to reduce injection pain. The nurse should suggest that he
  • keep the pen at room temperature for a few minutes
  • fasting blood glucose measurement
  • reducing hepatic glucose production
  • hold the test strip next to the blood on the patient's fingertip
A nurse is teaching a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus who is beginning a complex regimen of glycemic control about the properties and actions of the various types of insulin. The nurse should explain that the type of insulin that has an onset of 60 to 120 minutes, peaks in 6 to 14 hours, and has a duration of 16 to 24 hours is
  • fasting blood glucose measurement
  • hold the test strip next to the blood on the patient's fingertip
  • reducing hepatic glucose production
  • neutral protamine hagedorn NPH insulin
A nurse is reviewing the results of routine laboratory tests performed as part of a 50-year-old woman's annual physical examination. The nurse notes a blood glucose level of 120 mg/dL. The nurse should interpret this as an abnormal result for a
  • neutral protamine hagedorn NPH insulin
  • reducing hepatic glucose production
  • keep the pen at room temperature for a few minutes
  • fasting blood glucose measurement
A nurse is instructing a patient about using an insulin pump should explain that the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) increases with the use of a pump because
  • fasting blood glucose measurement
  • the tubing could be become occluded
  • reducing hepatic glucose production
  • neutral protamine hagedorn NPH insulin
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