NUR 170 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027 GRADED A+ .
,1. A client recently admitted with new-onset type 2 diabetes will be discharged with a meter for self-monitoring
of blood glucose (SMBG) levels. When is the best time for the nurse to explain to the client the proper use of
the glucose monitor? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER While performing the test in the hospital
2. An intensive care client with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is receiving an insulin infusion. When the cardiac
monitor shows ventricular ectopy, which assessment will the nurse make? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Potassium level
3. A client with type 2 diabetes who is taking metformin (Glucophage) is seen in the diabetic clinic. The fasting
blood glucose is 108 mg/dL (6.0 mmol/L), and the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) is 8.2%. Which action will the
nurse take next? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Ask the client about current dietary intake and medication use.
4. The nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client with type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy. Which
statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching about injury prevention? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER "I can
break in my shoes by wearing them all day."
5. A client with type 1 diabetes arrives in the emergency department breathing deeply and stating, "I can't catch
my breath." The client's vital signs are ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER T
98.4°F (36.9°C), P 112 beats/min, R 38 breaths/min, BP 91/54 mm Hg, and O2 saturation 99% on room air. Which
action will the nurse take first? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Check the blood glucose.
6. The clinic nurse is providing teaching to a client with newly diagnosed diabetes. Which statement by the
client indicates a correct understanding about the need to wear a MedicAlert bracelet? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER "If I
become hypoglycemic, I could become unconscious."
7. The nurse in the endocrine clinic is reviewing type 1 and type 2 diabetes with a group of nursing students.
Which explanation by the students indicates their understanding of the types of diabetes? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Those
with type 2 diabetes make insulin, but in inadequate amounts.
8. Which nursing action will the home health nurse delegate to a home health aide who is making daily visits to
a client with newly diagnosed type 2 dia-betes? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Assist the client with washing the feet and applying moisturizing
lotion.
, 9. The nurse has just taken change-of-shift report on a group of clients on the medical-surgical unit. Which client does the
nurse assess first? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Client taking glyburide (Diabeta) who is dizzy and sweaty
10. Which is the best referral that the community health nurse can suggest to a client who has been newly diagnosed
with diabetes? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER American Diabetes Association (ADA)
11. A client expresses fear and anxiety over the life changes associated with diabetes, stating, "I am scared I can't
do it all and I will get sick and be a burden on my family." What is the nurse's best response? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
"Let's tackle it piece by piece. What is most scary to you?"
12. A client with type 2 diabetes controlled with Metformin is recovering from surgery. The primary health
care provider has placed the client on insulin in addition to the metformin. What is the nurse's best response
about why the client needs to take insulin? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Stress, such as surgery, increases blood glucose levels. You'll need insulin
to control your blood glucose temporarily."
13. A client newly diagnosed with diabetes is not ready to learn diabetes control during the hospital stay. Which
information is the priority for the nurse to teach the client and the client's family? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Causes and
treatment of hypoglycemia
Insulin administration
14. The nurse is teaching a client with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes about the importance of weight control.
Which comment by the client indicates a need for further teaching? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER "I will begin exercising for at
least an hour a day."
15. Which of these clients with diabetes will the endocrine unit charge nurse assign to an RN who has floated from
the labor/delivery unit? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER A client who needs blood glucose monitoring and insulin before each meal
16. The nurse working on a medical surgical endocrine unit has just received change-of-shift report. Which client will
the nurse see first? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Client withtype1diabetes whose insulin pump is beeping "occlusion"
17. The nurse is teaching a client about the manifestations and emergency management of hypoglycemia. Which
response by the client indicates a cor-rect understanding of what to do if the client feels hungry and shaky? ✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER "I will eat three graham crackers."
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027 GRADED A+ .
,1. A client recently admitted with new-onset type 2 diabetes will be discharged with a meter for self-monitoring
of blood glucose (SMBG) levels. When is the best time for the nurse to explain to the client the proper use of
the glucose monitor? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER While performing the test in the hospital
2. An intensive care client with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is receiving an insulin infusion. When the cardiac
monitor shows ventricular ectopy, which assessment will the nurse make? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Potassium level
3. A client with type 2 diabetes who is taking metformin (Glucophage) is seen in the diabetic clinic. The fasting
blood glucose is 108 mg/dL (6.0 mmol/L), and the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) is 8.2%. Which action will the
nurse take next? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Ask the client about current dietary intake and medication use.
4. The nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client with type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy. Which
statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching about injury prevention? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER "I can
break in my shoes by wearing them all day."
5. A client with type 1 diabetes arrives in the emergency department breathing deeply and stating, "I can't catch
my breath." The client's vital signs are ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER T
98.4°F (36.9°C), P 112 beats/min, R 38 breaths/min, BP 91/54 mm Hg, and O2 saturation 99% on room air. Which
action will the nurse take first? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Check the blood glucose.
6. The clinic nurse is providing teaching to a client with newly diagnosed diabetes. Which statement by the
client indicates a correct understanding about the need to wear a MedicAlert bracelet? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER "If I
become hypoglycemic, I could become unconscious."
7. The nurse in the endocrine clinic is reviewing type 1 and type 2 diabetes with a group of nursing students.
Which explanation by the students indicates their understanding of the types of diabetes? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Those
with type 2 diabetes make insulin, but in inadequate amounts.
8. Which nursing action will the home health nurse delegate to a home health aide who is making daily visits to
a client with newly diagnosed type 2 dia-betes? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Assist the client with washing the feet and applying moisturizing
lotion.
, 9. The nurse has just taken change-of-shift report on a group of clients on the medical-surgical unit. Which client does the
nurse assess first? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Client taking glyburide (Diabeta) who is dizzy and sweaty
10. Which is the best referral that the community health nurse can suggest to a client who has been newly diagnosed
with diabetes? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER American Diabetes Association (ADA)
11. A client expresses fear and anxiety over the life changes associated with diabetes, stating, "I am scared I can't
do it all and I will get sick and be a burden on my family." What is the nurse's best response? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
"Let's tackle it piece by piece. What is most scary to you?"
12. A client with type 2 diabetes controlled with Metformin is recovering from surgery. The primary health
care provider has placed the client on insulin in addition to the metformin. What is the nurse's best response
about why the client needs to take insulin? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Stress, such as surgery, increases blood glucose levels. You'll need insulin
to control your blood glucose temporarily."
13. A client newly diagnosed with diabetes is not ready to learn diabetes control during the hospital stay. Which
information is the priority for the nurse to teach the client and the client's family? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Causes and
treatment of hypoglycemia
Insulin administration
14. The nurse is teaching a client with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes about the importance of weight control.
Which comment by the client indicates a need for further teaching? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER "I will begin exercising for at
least an hour a day."
15. Which of these clients with diabetes will the endocrine unit charge nurse assign to an RN who has floated from
the labor/delivery unit? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER A client who needs blood glucose monitoring and insulin before each meal
16. The nurse working on a medical surgical endocrine unit has just received change-of-shift report. Which client will
the nurse see first? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Client withtype1diabetes whose insulin pump is beeping "occlusion"
17. The nurse is teaching a client about the manifestations and emergency management of hypoglycemia. Which
response by the client indicates a cor-rect understanding of what to do if the client feels hungry and shaky? ✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER "I will eat three graham crackers."
