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    A client with diabetes is experiencing mild hypoglycemia. The client's fingerstick blood glucose is 75 mg/dL. The clinical protocol prescribes treating hypoglycemia with 8 gm of glucose for each 25 mg/dL blood glucose below 100 mg/dL blood glucose. The practical nurse (PN) has glucose tablets which have 4 gm glucose in each tablet. How many tablets should the PN give the patient? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

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    Explanation & Rationale

    Calculation: 100 − 75 = 25 → needs 8 g glucose → 8 ÷ 4 g/tablet = 2 tablets.

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