Nursing Management of Diabetes Questions and Answers (100% Correct)

Nursing Management of Diabetes Questions and Answers (100% Correct) A patient with diabetes is admitted to the hospital for a colon resection as treatment for cancer. Which actions should the nurse include in the plan of care to manage the patient's diabetes? 1) Provide continuous telemetry monitoring. - Care of the patient with diabetes does not warrant continuous telemetry monitoring, unless the patient has an underlying cardiac disorder. 2) Administer insulin subcutaneously as prescribed. 3) Provide foot care every shift and assess for ulcers. 4) Assess the abdominal incision for signs of infection. 5)Obtain a capillary blood glucose level every 8 hours. - When a patient with diabetes is hospitalized for any reason, the nurse is responsible for managing the patient's diabetes. Therefore the nurse will obtain a capillary blood glucose level every 6 hours, or four times per day, not every 8 hours. Administer insulin subcutaneously as prescribed.