A Patient Who Has Diabetes and Uses Insulin to Control

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient who has diabetes and uses insulin to control blood glucose has been NPO since midnight before having a knee replacement surgery.Which action should the nurse take?

• A) Withhold the usual scheduled insulin dose because the patient is NPO.
• B) Obtain a blood glucose measurement before any insulin administration.
• C) Give the patient the usual insulin dose because stress will increase the blood glucose.
• D) Administer a lower dose of insulin because there will be no oral intake before surgery.

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