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Nurses knowledge and understanding of hypoglycaemia
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Nurses knowledge and understanding of hypoglycaemia
1
How many years of experience do you have as an emergency nurse?
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Less than 1 year
1-3 years
4-6 years
7-10 years
More than 10 years
2
What is diabetes mellitus?
3
What is hypoglycaemia?
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Low blood glucose
High glucagon
High blood glucose
Low glucagon
4
Hypoglycaemia is defined as a blood glucose level below _____ mmol/l.
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5mmol/l
3mmol/l
4mmol/l
6mmol/l
5
What causes hypoglycaemia?
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Too much insulin
Diabetes medication
Blood glucose monitoring
Too little insulin
Too much food
Vomiting and diarrhoea
Alcohol
Increased physical exercise
6
If a patient is symptomatic of hypoglycaemia but their blood glucose levels are within normal range, should they be treated?
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Yes
No
7
Which of the following are signs/symptoms of hypoglycaemia?
Select one or more answers
Sweating
Slurring of speech
Bradycardia
Nausea
Palpitations
Confusion
Hunger
8
Describe the immediate steps you would take to treat a patient experiencing hypoglycaemia.
9
Which of the following are quick acting carbohydrates?
Select one or more answers
Pure fruit juice
Rapilose gel
Lift glucose shot
Dextrosol tablets
10
Which of the following are long acting carbohydrates?
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Biscuits
Bread
Milk
11
Clare’s blood glucose level is 3.5mmol/l, which of the following would be the most appropriate action to take?
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Give 15g of quick acting carbohydrates, recheck blood glucose in 30 minutes, if blood glucose 5mmol/l or above give 15g slow acting carbohydrates.
Give 15g of quick acting carbohydrates, recheck blood glucose in 15 minutes, if blood glucose 4mmol/l or above give 15g long acting carbohydrates.
Give 15g of quick acting carbohydrates, recheck blood glucose in 15 minutes, if blood glucose 5mmol/l or above give 15g long acting carbohydrates.
12
Once hypoglycaemia is resolved should subsequent insulin be omitted?
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Yes
No
13
Should regular capillary blood glucose monitoring continue?
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Yes
No
14
Should the patients oral medications and insulin be reviewed post a hypoglycaemia episode?
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Yes
No
15
Do you feel that you would benefit from education surrounding hypoglycaemia?
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Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
16
Did you receive training and education prior to completion of this form?
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Yes
No
N/A
17
If you received training and education surrounding hypoglycaemia, what did you learn and was it beneficial?
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