medium · NCLEX-RN Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
A nurse is performing an independent double-check of an insulin pump setting. The nurse notes the basal rate is set at 1.2 units/hr instead of the ordered 0.12 units/hr.
What is the most significant risk to the client?
- Significant weight gain.
- Development of insulin resistance, for this client.
- Severe hypoglycemia leading to seizures or coma.
- Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS), for this client.
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