
Glycemic Management Class
Quiz by Katherine Vidal
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- Q1
What is a cause of hypoglycemia in the hospital setting?
Adequate glucose monitoring
Prolonged fasting and not enough nutritional intake and therapy
Hospital Food
Aggressive hypoglycemia therapy
30s - Q2
Which medication is NOT a cause of hyperglycemia?
Corticosteroids
Antibiotics
Beta Blockers
Antiarrhythmics
30s - Q3
Basal Insulin is Short Acting
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q4
After a blood sugar is checked, how many minutes does the nurse have to administer prandial or correctional (sliding scale) insulin?
15 minutes
30 minutes
45 minutes
1 hour
30s - Q5
I need a doctor's order to add the Hypoglycemia Nurse Panel in EPIC
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q6
Untreated DKA can cause
Hypoglycemia
Hyperkalemia
Hypothermia
Alkalosis
30s - Q7
If my patient has a continuous glucose monitor attached to them, I don't have to physically stick the patient for a blood glucose reading. I can dose insulin based on their reported glucose level.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q8
A patient's BG at 1800 is 88 and the patient is due to receive 10 units of Lantus at the same time. What is the appropriate action by the nurse?
Call the provider to adjust insulin
Hold insulin and document the rationale in a nursing note
Administer insulin as indicated.
Administer insulin as indicated and give the patient a snack before bed.
30s - Q9
Correctional insulin should be held if a patient is NPO
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q10
The patient care tech reports a patient's blood sugar to be 230. What is the most appropriate immediate action by the nurse?
Administer the correctional scale dose as indicated.
Ask the patient at what time they last ate.
Notify Provider
Hold Insulin
30s