A client with status asthmaticus requires endotracheal intubation and mechanical
ventilation. Twenty-four hours after intubation, the client is started on the insulin
infusion protocol. The nurse must monitor the client's blood glucose levels hourly
and watch for which early signs and symptom...
Further along in the therapy, a dextrose solution is administered to prevent
hypoglycemia.
A nurse is educating a client about the benefits of fruit versus fruit juice in the
diabetic diet. The client states, "What difference does it make if you drink the
juice or eat the fruit? It is all the same." What are the best responses by the nurse?
Select all that apply.
"Eating the fruit instead of drinking juice decreases the glycemic index by slowing
absorption."
"Eating the fruit is more satisfying than drinking the juice. You will get full faster."
"Eating the fruit will give you more vitamins and minerals than the juice will."
"Eating the fruit will lead to hyperglycemia and the fruit juice will not lead to
hyperglycemia."
"The fruit has less sugar than the juice."
✓ :~~ "Eating the fruit instead of drinking juice decreases the glycemic index
by slowing absorption."
"The fruit has less sugar than the juice."
Explanation:
Eating whole fruit instead of drinking juice decreases the glycemic index, because
fiber in the fruit slows absorption. A serving of juice has more sugar than a serving
of fruit. Whether a fruit is more satisfying and has more vitamins and minerals
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