NCLEX Practice Questions: Quiz 531 December 2, 2015 By Rana Waqar Leave a Comment The nurse cares for a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The client is alert and oriented but also shaky, pale, and diaphoretic. The client's fingerstick blood glucose is 50 mg/dL (2.8 mmol/L). Which of the following is the best next step the nurse can take? 1. Administer dextrose 50 mg intravenous push 2. Give client 6 oz of orange juice or low-fat milk 3. Inject the client with glucagon 2 mg intramuscularly 4. Verify fingerstick blood glucose with serum blood draw Δ
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