You have a patient that comes to the ER blood sugar 602, breathing deeply, ketos in their urine. What would you think the next test be? -Correct Answer Blood Gases you want to see if they have DKA
Your giving insulin. Can you mix Novolin R and Novolin N? -Correct Answer No, they have to go into ...
Nur 176 Exam 1 Study Questions and
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You have a patient that comes to the ER blood sugar 602, breathing deeply, ketos in
their urine. What would you think the next test be? -Correct Answer ✔Blood Gases you
want to see if they have DKA
Your giving insulin. Can you mix Novolin R and Novolin N? -Correct Answer ✔No, they
have to go into separate syringes, one is long and one is short
When your drawling up insulin what do you have to do first? -Correct Answer ✔Put air in
the cloudy first
You're working in a long term care facility. Report from the night shift nurse that a
patient is really thirsty, peeing every hour and really restless. What would you do first? -
Correct Answer ✔Check their blood sugar
You have a patient come into the clinic who is 24 years old. She getting ready to go on
a cruise, she's a diabetic. She's coming in for a check up and states that she does not
have hair growing on her legs anymore. Should you be concerned? -Correct Answer
✔Yes, means poor circulation
Creatinine normal range -Correct Answer ✔0.6-1.2
BUN normal range -Correct Answer ✔10-20
Your patient has a subdural hematoma receiving mannitol. How to know is mannitol is
working? -Correct Answer ✔Input and output, you want to make sure what is coming in
is coming out
60 year old patient has diabetes type 2, her blood glucose is 290 before breakfast. What
symptoms would you expect to see? -Correct Answer ✔- Polydipsia - Excessive thirst
- Polyuria - Excessive urinating
- Polyphagia - Excessive hunger
Patient newly diagnosed with diabetes. And you want to teach him about foot care.
What will you teach him? -Correct Answer ✔- No lotion in between toes
- Check feet daily
- Wear proper shoes and socks
- Can cut toe nails as long as it is straight across
- Warm water not hot water
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Patient has diabetes type 2 and they are complaining of shaking, blurred vision, racing
heart. What are you doing to do? -Correct Answer ✔Check blood sugar
12 year old no history of diabetes. But has a family history of diabetes, you find that
their blood sugar is 390, has frequent urination, hot/flushed. What orders would you
expect the doctor to give you? -Correct Answer ✔- GAD test
- Sliding Scale of Insulin
1 1/2 year old that was admitted, newly diagnose with diabetes. What symptoms would
you expect to see? -Correct Answer ✔- Frequent urinations
- Weight lost - body is burning protein instead of fat
- Thirst
Type 1 diabetic that has signs of negative reaction to insulin. What does that mean? -
Correct Answer ✔The body is not absorbing the insulin
What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? -Correct Answer ✔- Weakness
- Irritability
- Trimers
- Hunger
- Impaired Vision
Patient had a stroke what kind of things would you educate this person on to decrease
their risk factors for another stroke? -Correct Answer ✔- Monitor B/P
- Diet and Exercise
- Reduce Stress
- No Smoking
Patient has metabolic syndrome. What is metabolic syndrome? -Correct Answer
✔Cluster of diseases, that put at risk for diabetes like hypertension, heart failure
Patient has metabolic syndrome and their HDL is 25, triglyceride 320. What would you
expect the doctor to ask you to assess farther? -Correct Answer ✔- Blood Glucose
- At risk for insulin resistance
Patient has type 2 diabetes, what diagnostic test your you expect? -Correct Answer ✔-
Lipds
- A1C
- Glucose Tolerance
- Fasting Blood Glucose Test
Patient has diabetes type 2 and the patient says my fasting blood sugar is staying at
102 regularly, has lost weight due to dieting and exercising, doctor delicates eyes during
visits. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? -Correct Answer ✔Good
Nur 176 Exam 1
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