Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 81%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
Client with gestational diabetes, blood glucose 48 mg/dL, feeling shaky, sweaty, blurred vision.A nurse is caring for a client who has gestational diabetes and reports feeling shaky, sweaty, and having blurred vision. The client's blood glucose level is 48 mg/dL. Which of the following foods should the nurse give to the client? (Select all that apply)
Correct answer
A,B,E
Rationale
Regular soda, hard candies, and honey provide rapidly absorbed simple sugars to correct hypoglycemia effectively.