Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Practice Question

Scenario/Extract:

While retrieving her voice messages, the public health nurse received a call from the patient who is receiving short acting insulin for her diabetes. The patient states, 'I know I have a severely low sugar since the regular insulin was given 3 hours ago and it peaks in 2 hours.'

When the nurse returns the call, the first question she will ask the patient would be?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Hypoglycemia is likely if the patient has not eaten post-insulin, making this the priority question to assess the cause.

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