Question 45 The nurse is caring for a client admitted with a…
Question 45 The nurse is caring for a client admitted with a history of diabetes mellitus and the following findings: Complaints of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, confusion, fever, flushed dry skin, pH 7.29, Bicarb 12, BP 88/58, RR 38 rapid and deep. Emergency management of this client would include what nursing care? 1. Monitor serum glucose and potassium 2. Ensure a patent airway in the client 3. Begin intravenous insulin drip at 0.2 units/kg/hour 4. Establish intravenous access with a large bore catheter 5. Begin fluid resuscitation with 0.9 NaCl at 1 liter/hour