ATI Nutrition Module Assessment

ATI Nutrition Module Assessment 1 2 A nurse is caring for a nondiabetic client 3 who has a new prescription for a fasting 4 blood glucose check. The nurse checks the 5 client's blood glucose and it is 67 mg/dL. 6 Which of the following actions should the 7 nurse take next? 8 9 1. Document the client's bl ood glucose 10 level. 11 2. Report the client's blood glucose level to 12 the provider. 13 3. Provide the client with a 15 -g 14 carbohydrate snack. 15 4. Recheck the blood sugar in 15 min. - 16 ANSWER -3. Provide the client with a 15 -g 17 carbohydrate snack. 18 19 A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving 20 tube feedings via PEG. Which of the 21 following actions should the nurse 22 implement in order to help prevent the 23 client from aspirating? 24 25 1. Keep the client's head elevated to at least 26 30° for a minimum of 1 hr after a feeding. 27 2. Verify the initial tube placement with an 28 x-ray after the first feeding. 29 3. Check the client's tube feeding tolerance 30 every 12 hr. 31 4. Check the pH of the gastric contents each 32 day. - ANSWER -1. Keep the client's head 33 elevated to at least 30° for a minimum of 1 34 hr after a feeding. 35 36 A nurse is caring for a client who is 37 prescribed a low glycemic index diet. The 38 client states, "I don't understand what this 39 means." Which of the following responses 40 should the nurse make? (Select all that 41 apply.) 42 43 1. "The glycemic index of a food relates to 44 its ability to increase the blood glucose 45 level." 46