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Patient Research (DIABETES MELLITUS)
A) Case study: Patient: Annie Jamal
You will be caring for Annie Jamal, 29 yr old female on a medical unit. She is admitted for uncontrolled diabetes (type 1) and a non-healing left foot wound. On admission, the doctor has ordered the following:
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a) Admit to medicine unit
b) Vitals q shift
c) Blood work: CBC and differential, swab left foot wound for c & s, random glucose, BUN, creatinine
d) Tylenol #3, 1-2 tabs q 6hrs for pain
e) Change left foot dressing daily
f) Insulin as per BBIT, chem strips QID
g)  Ancef 1 gram IV TID
Questions:
How you will define Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?
What is a basal and a bolus insulin?
Based on the info provided , what additional information would you need to research prior to doing patient care?
***Can use any credible resource and the BBIT self-study guide with link provided below:
https://bbit.ca/assets/ahs-scn-don-bbit-self-study-guide-for-nursing.pdf
B)
6-2 shift
As a nurse working on your first shift with A.J. as your patient. You have received report from the night nurse. She has stated the patient: “slept well, and the BBIT was initiated over-night. Is on chem strips QID, The patient continues to complain of foot pain and is using Tylenol #3 for pain.”
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Questions:
What are the additional info would you like to know from the night staff nurse?Â
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As you are the nurse getting ready to plan your day and by Using a time management sheet what would be your shift activities and times would look like?
C)
As you are going on with your shift you notice AJ didn’t eat her breakfast and lunch today despite the encouragement you made but without success. As you were doing your comfort rounds in the early afternoon, and found AJ appears to be sweaty and her hands are shaking and told you she has a headache and is not feeling good. You decided to check het vitals and check her chem strip. It is 2.2
Here’s a video on how to treat hypoglycemia:
Questions:
What are the symptoms of hypoglycemia?
On your charting using SBAR, what you will report to your co- rn with regards to the patient (AJ’s) situation
Please provide references. Thank you
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