Nursing 3100 Final Exam
AccessMedicine - correct answer ✔available through UConn Library Nursing
Database; provides access to medical and scientific textbooks
www.cdc.gov - correct answer ✔online resource for vaccines and infectious
disease
www.choosemyplate.gov - correct answer ✔online resource supported by
the USGA for diet and nutrition recommendations
www.nih.gov - correct answer ✔online resource of the National Institutes of
Health. Provides information on multiple health topics
PRAXIS - correct answer ✔the philosophy of the SON at UConn
p in praxis - correct answer ✔professionalism in behavior, presentation, and
conduct
r in praxis - correct answer ✔respect for others, richness, and diversity
a in praxis - correct answer ✔accountability for actions
x in praxis - correct answer ✔excellence in research, practice, teaching, and
service
i in praxis - correct answer ✔integrity and inquisitiveness
,s in praxis - correct answer ✔service to students, the profession and
community
the nursing process - correct answer ✔a systematic approach used to
develop critical thinking skills in the nursing care of patients/families/
communities
assessment, nursing diagnosis/analysis, planning, implementation, evaluation
- correct answer ✔steps of the nursing process in order
patient's blood glucose level - correct answer ✔important nursing
consideration when administering medications for diabetes
hypoglycemia - correct answer ✔blood sugar falls below 60-70 mg/dl and
can be life threatening if <50 mg/dl
symptoms of hypoglycemia - correct answer ✔tremor, anxiety, palpitations,
sweating, and hunger
symptoms of hypoglycemia lower than 50 mg/dl - correct answer ✔impaired
cognition, along with weakness, lethargy, confusion, incoordination, and
blurred vision, convulsions, coma, brain damage, or death
hypoglycemia potential of diabetes - correct answer ✔insulins, sulfonylureas,
meglitinides, GLP-1 receptor agonists
Insulins - correct answer ✔rapid, short and intermediate acting-Homalog,
Novalog, NPH
, Sulfonylureas - correct answer ✔glipizide, glyburide, glimepramide
Meglitinides - correct answer ✔(glinides): Prandin, Starlix
GLP-1 receptor agonists - correct answer ✔Liraglutide [Victoza]; Exenatide
[Byetta] [Bydureon]
serum TSH - correct answer ✔most important tests for thyroid dysfunction
0.4-4.0 microunits/ml - correct answer ✔normal adult serum TSH reference
range
hypothyroidism - correct answer ✔serum TSH is elevated
hyperthyroidism - correct answer ✔serum TSH is below
Levothyroxine - correct answer ✔drug of choice for hypothyroidism
poor GI absorption of Levothyroxine - correct answer ✔common and usually
due to foods/supplements/medications containing calcium or iron
DEXA bone density - correct answer ✔used to diagnose osteoporosis
osteoporosis t-score - correct answer ✔t-score <- 2.5
normal t-score - correct answer ✔t-score >-1.0
AccessMedicine - correct answer ✔available through UConn Library Nursing
Database; provides access to medical and scientific textbooks
www.cdc.gov - correct answer ✔online resource for vaccines and infectious
disease
www.choosemyplate.gov - correct answer ✔online resource supported by
the USGA for diet and nutrition recommendations
www.nih.gov - correct answer ✔online resource of the National Institutes of
Health. Provides information on multiple health topics
PRAXIS - correct answer ✔the philosophy of the SON at UConn
p in praxis - correct answer ✔professionalism in behavior, presentation, and
conduct
r in praxis - correct answer ✔respect for others, richness, and diversity
a in praxis - correct answer ✔accountability for actions
x in praxis - correct answer ✔excellence in research, practice, teaching, and
service
i in praxis - correct answer ✔integrity and inquisitiveness
,s in praxis - correct answer ✔service to students, the profession and
community
the nursing process - correct answer ✔a systematic approach used to
develop critical thinking skills in the nursing care of patients/families/
communities
assessment, nursing diagnosis/analysis, planning, implementation, evaluation
- correct answer ✔steps of the nursing process in order
patient's blood glucose level - correct answer ✔important nursing
consideration when administering medications for diabetes
hypoglycemia - correct answer ✔blood sugar falls below 60-70 mg/dl and
can be life threatening if <50 mg/dl
symptoms of hypoglycemia - correct answer ✔tremor, anxiety, palpitations,
sweating, and hunger
symptoms of hypoglycemia lower than 50 mg/dl - correct answer ✔impaired
cognition, along with weakness, lethargy, confusion, incoordination, and
blurred vision, convulsions, coma, brain damage, or death
hypoglycemia potential of diabetes - correct answer ✔insulins, sulfonylureas,
meglitinides, GLP-1 receptor agonists
Insulins - correct answer ✔rapid, short and intermediate acting-Homalog,
Novalog, NPH
, Sulfonylureas - correct answer ✔glipizide, glyburide, glimepramide
Meglitinides - correct answer ✔(glinides): Prandin, Starlix
GLP-1 receptor agonists - correct answer ✔Liraglutide [Victoza]; Exenatide
[Byetta] [Bydureon]
serum TSH - correct answer ✔most important tests for thyroid dysfunction
0.4-4.0 microunits/ml - correct answer ✔normal adult serum TSH reference
range
hypothyroidism - correct answer ✔serum TSH is elevated
hyperthyroidism - correct answer ✔serum TSH is below
Levothyroxine - correct answer ✔drug of choice for hypothyroidism
poor GI absorption of Levothyroxine - correct answer ✔common and usually
due to foods/supplements/medications containing calcium or iron
DEXA bone density - correct answer ✔used to diagnose osteoporosis
osteoporosis t-score - correct answer ✔t-score <- 2.5
normal t-score - correct answer ✔t-score >-1.0
