Multiple Choice
The nurse is observing a client obtain a capillary blood specimen for glucose and notes that the client actively squeezes the finger after piercing it with a lancet and then places a drop of blood on the test strip.The meter shows the blood glucose as 126 mg/dl.How does the nurse interpret these results?
A) The blood sugar is within normal limits for a client with diabetes mellitus.
B) The blood sugar result may be incorrect.The milking of the finger caused the test to read lower than it should.
C) The client should be treated for hypoglycemia because the milking of the finger caused the test to read higher than it should.
D) The client should be instructed to apply pressure to the fingertip when obtaining a capillary blood glucose instead of squeezing the finger.
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