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Question Completion Status: QUESTION 1 Which symptom rected by a patient receiving insulin therapy warrants the nurse's immediate attention? Blurry vision Lethargy and profuse sweating Urinary frequency Thirst and constant hunger QUESTION 2 After removing a vial of NPH insulin from the refrigerator the nurse notices that the medication has separated. What should the nu Shake the vial vigorously return the vial to the pharmacy Roll the vil between the palms of the hands Discard the vial in the trash and obtain a new vial QUESTION 3 The RN administers Novolin R 10 units SQ to a patient at 0800. At what time should the nurse check the patient's blood glucose? 0815 0930 1600 2000 Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Arners to save olla Search O e g wi Pax DOLL

Answer 1

1) Lethargy and profuse sweating

In patient receiving insulin therapy ,lethargy and profuse sweating indicate hypoglycemia and require immediate attention.

Hypoglycemia is caused by very low level of blood sugar.It is often related to treatment of diabetes..Immediate treatment of hypoglycemia is necessary to get blood sugar level back to normal. Some symptoms of hypoglycemia are fatigue, irregular heart rhythm, shakiness, lethargy ,sweating, irritability, anxiety, confusion and finally loss of consciousness.

2) Roll the vial between palms of hand

It is done to properly resuspend the insulin.Properly resuspended NPH should look cloudy or milky,do not use if white substance remain at bottom or clumps present.

3)1600

Novolin R dose effect start within 30 minutes of injection and terminate around 8 hrs.So after 8 hrs by checking blood sugar ,we can know whether it was controlled.