Medications
This type of medication is administered in an emergent setting and can be administered via spraying into the nose or injected. It cannot be administered orally as it is destroyed in the GI tract.
What is glucagon?
Name a nursing diagnosis to consider when you have concerns about too little food and excessive physical exercise resulting in impaired function of the CNS.
What is the Risk for Disturbed Sensory Perception?
Name the most common and serious side effect of insulin therapy.
What is hypoglycemia?
Consider what is noted in carbohydrate counting for diabetes meal planning with 1 carbohydrate choice.
What is 15 grams of carbohydrate?
NPH is a known example of this type of insulin.
What is intermediate-acting insulin?
This oral medication is the first-line therapy in diabetes type 2 to treat blood sugar levels and works well when combined with lifestyle changes.
What is metformin?
Name a nursing diagnosis you should identify as the nurse with concerns related to a poor healing leg ulcer.
What is the Risk for Infection?
This side effect has a localized loss of fat tissue at administration sites.
What is Lipoatrophy?
1 small piece of fresh fruit (4 oz.)
What is 15 gm of carbs?
Humalog, Lispro, Novolog, and Aspart are common examples of this type of insulin.
What is rapid-acting insulin?
This type of medication is long-acting insulin commonly used in combination with rapid-acting or short-acting insulin with onset in 1 -1.5 hours, without any peaks or valleys, and a duration of 20 - 24 hours.
What is Latnus (or Toujeo)?
Identify a nursing diagnosis you would consider in care planning with the identification of ongoing numbness, tingling, and intermittent pain in the bilateral lower extremities and feet.
What is the Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity?
OR
Risk for Ineffective Tissue Perfusion?
This side effect causes hypertrophy of adipose cells that appear as a smooth rounded lump. It can adversely affect diabetic control by causing the erratic release of insulin into the systemic circulation.
What is Lipohypertrophy?
1 English muffin or hamburger bun.
What is 30 gm of carbs?
Lantus, Toujeo, Levemir, and Tresiba are examples of this type of insulin.
What is long-acting insulin?
This type of insulin covers insulin for approximately half the day or overnight with an onset of 1-2 hours, a peak of 4-12 hours, and a duration of 18-24 hours.
What is NPH?
Identify a nursing diagnosis to consider in planning care for your patient with prolonged poor management of blood glucose levels, decreased spatial awareness, and increased bumps and bruises from running into walls and cupboards.
What is Risk for Injury?
This side effect includes heart palpitations, fatigue, muscle weakness and spasms, and numbness and tingling.
What is hypokalemia?
1 cup of pasta or rice.
What is 45 gm of carbs?
This class of medications works by increasing how much insulin your pancreas produces, raising your insulin levels, and causing your cells to absorb more glucose from your blood.
What are Sulfonylureas?
Glimepiride (Amaryl) Glyburide (DiaBeta; Micronase) Glipizide (Glucotrol)
This type of insulin is used with meals eaten within 30 - 60 minutes with a peak at 2-5 hours and a duration of 5-8 hours.
What is regular Humulin or Novolin?
What is Imbalanced Nutrition: More Than Body Requirements?
The symptoms of this side effect include feeling lightheaded or faint; wheezing; cool, clammy skin; tachycardia; confusion; and anxiety which can progress to collapsing and loss of consciousness.
What is anaphylaxis?
1/2 cup of granola cereal.
What is 30 gm of carbs?
This class of medications reduces how much stored glucose is released into your blood and increases how much glucose your cells absorb.
What are Biguanides?
Metformin (dimethylbiguanide) and phenformin (phenethylbiguanide)