Which Information Is Most Important for the Nurse to Report

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which information is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider before a patient with type 2 diabetes is prepared for a coronary angiogram?

• A) The patient's most recent HbA?C was 6.5%.
• B) The patient's admission blood glucose is 128 mg/dL.
• C) The patient took the prescribed metformin (Glucophage) today.
• D) The patient took the prescribed captopril (Capoten) this morning.

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