hard · NCLEX-RN Reduction of Risk Potential
A client with type 1 diabetes is found to be confused and diaphoretic. A bedside glucose check shows 38 mg/dL.
According to the 'Trend before label' principle, what is the nurse's priority action after stabilizing the client?
- Investigate the timing of the last insulin dose, current intake, and any new medications.
- Document the episode as 'uncontrolled diabetes' in the permanent record.
- Request a referral for long-term psychiatric evaluation for the confusion, for this client.
- Stop all future insulin doses until a new endocrinology consult is completed, for this client.
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