A nurse is preparing to administer insulin to a patient with…

A nurse is preparing to administer insulin to a patient with diabetes that has a corrective scale and carb counting scale that must be used to determine the correct insulin dose. The patient is about to have a meal. Which statement about the timing of insulin administration is correct?

An 80-year-old female with hypothyroidism is brought to the…

An 80-year-old female with hypothyroidism is brought to the clinic by her daughter, who reports that the patient has been increasingly forgetful, fatigued, and confused over the past two weeks. The daughter states, “I’m worried she’s developing dementia.” Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?