A Nurse Cares for a Client with Diabetes Mellitus Who

question 9

Multiple Choice

A nurse cares for a client with diabetes mellitus who is prescribed metformin (Glucophage) and is scheduled for an intravenous urography.Which action should the nurse take first?

• A) Contact the provider and recommend discontinuing the metformin.
• B) Keep the client NPO for at least 6 hours prior to the examination.
• C) Check the client's capillary artery blood glucose and administer prescribed insulin.
• D) Administer intravenous fluids to dilute and increase the excretion of dye.

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