1000Nursing Note: Client was playing basketball, injured his right ankle, “I made this great jump shot, and when I landed, I felt something pop in my right ankle.” Right ankle with slight swelling, no obvious deformity, toes warm with capillary refill less than 3 seconds. +active ROM in toes and denies increased numbness or change in tingling. Has had numbness and tingling in both feet for the past year. Reports doing daily capillary blood glucose monitoring but does not always follow a diet plan. “It’s hard, I don’t want my friends to think of me as sick, so I eat what they eat. I take about the same amount of insulin every day.” 4/3 1015 Neuro/Cognitive: Alert and oriented x 4, pupils 4 mm and PERRLA. Grips equal and strong. Right lower extremity, non-weight-bearing, toes wiggle, full weight-bearing with left leg. Bilateral foot numbness and tingling x 1 year. Cardiovascular: S1/S2, regular rhythm. Respiratory: Lungs clear, no cough noted or reported. Gastrointestinal: Abdomen soft with active bowel sounds x 4 quadrants. Last bowel movement was today. Integumentary: Skin appears intact. +blue bruising, +swelling to right lateral ankle. 4/3 1145Nursing Note: Client inquiring about snacks, “I haven’t eaten today, and I feel dizzy. I get like this if I don’t eat.” Blood glucose: 82. Client took NPH insulin at approximately 0800, did not eat. Client unsure how much insulin he took, “I was in a hurry, but took about the same number on the syringe as I usually do.” Snack of turkey sandwich and milk, client, ate 100%. Before answering this question, review the client’s health information in the EHR. Identify actions that are correct or incorrect for the nurse to take. Select one option in each row. Correct Incorrect Administer insulin Feed client Apply ice to affected extremity Repeat blood glucose check after snack Send for x-ray Place on seizure precautions Request intramuscular glucagon prescription
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