A nurse is assessing a patient with altered mental status an…
A nurse is assessing a patient with altered mental status and notes the following: Skin tenting under the clavicle Urine output of 100 mL over the past 4 hours Heart rate of 110 Blood pressure of 90/52 Upper and lower extremity pulses +1 bilaterally These findings suggest the patient is experiencing:
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A nurse is caring for a homeless patient with Type 1 diabetes who presents to the emergency department with nausea, abdominal cramps, dry mucous membranes, and a blood glucose level of 400 mg/dL. The patient states they have not taken insulin for three days due to losing their medication. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
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