An older adult client with type 2 diabetes is brought to the…

An older adult client with type 2 diabetes is brought to the emergency department by his daughter. The client is found to have a blood glucose level of 600 mg/dL (33.3 mmol/L). The client’s daughter reports that the client recently had a gastrointestinal virus and has been confused for the last 3 hours. The diagnosis of hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) is made. What nursing action would be a priority?

A client had a transurethral prostatectomy for benign prosta…

A client had a transurethral prostatectomy for benign prostatic hypertrophy. He’s currently being treated with continuous bladder irrigation and is complaining of an increase in the severity of bladder spasms. Which of the interventions should be done first?