
Glycemic Management Class
Quiz by Katherine Vidal
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What is a cause of hypoglycemia in the hospital setting?
Which medication is NOT a cause of hyperglycemia?
Basal Insulin is Short Acting
After a blood sugar is checked, how many minutes does the nurse have to administer prandial or correctional (sliding scale) insulin?
I need a doctor's order to add the Hypoglycemia Nurse Panel in EPIC
Untreated DKA can cause
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.
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?
Correctional insulin should be held if a patient is NPO
The patient care tech reports a patient's blood sugar to be 230. What is the most appropriate immediate action by the nurse?