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Reduction of Risk PotentialQuestion 1050 of 2368

The nurse teaches a client about the one-hour glucose challenge test. Which instruction is correct?

  1. "You must be NPO the night before and the morning of the test, with only water allowed."
  2. "You will drink a solution with 100 grams of carbohydrate before the blood draw."
  3. "Your blood will be drawn at one, two, and three hours after you drink the solution."
  4. "You do not need to fast before the test, and your blood will be drawn one hour after the drink."
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Correct answer: "You do not need to fast before the test, and your blood will be drawn one hour after the drink."

The one-hour test does not require fasting and uses 50 grams of carbohydrate. The three-hour test needs NPO status and 100 grams.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Antepartum Care: Laboratory Tests and Screening. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Reduction of Risk Potential"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026