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DIABETES EXAM 2025 EDITION.
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS.
GRADED A
"After checking your blood sugar, drink 4 ounces of juice." - ANS The client,
who was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, calls the nurse and says,
"I don't know what to do. I am trembling, sweating, and I am hungry." Which
of the following is the nurse's best response to this client?
"Before you do that, check with your health-care provider because research
only shows a possible connection between using cinnamon and curing
diabetes." - ANSA client says to the nurse, "I have decided to take
cinnamon instead of my oral hypoglycemic medication because I have read
that it will cure my diabetes." Which of the following is the nurse's best
response to this client?
"The beta cells in your pancreas are not functioning properly." - ANSThe
nurse listens to the primary care provider explain the etiology of the recently
diagnosed diabetes mellitus to the client. The client later asks the nurse,
"What was the type of cells my doctor mentioned that were not functioning
properly?" Which of the following responses, made by the nurse, is
accurate?
"The glucose causes fluid to be pulled from the tissues" - ANSThe client
with type 1 diabetes asks the practical nurse, "What causes me to get
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dehydrated when my glucose level is elevated?" Which statement would be
the practical nurse's best response?
"The high glucose level can damage your eyes and kidneys over time" -
ANSThe client with type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the practical nurse, "What
does it matter if my glucose level is high, I don't feel bad." Which statement
by the practical nurse is most appropriate?
"This medication was ordered because the stress of the surgery has made
your blood sugar higher than normal." - ANSA client with type 2 diabetes
mellitus had hip replacement surgery. At 7 a.m. on the day after surgery,
the nurse prepares to administer regular insulin subcutaneously. The client
tells the nurse, "You're giving me the wrong medication. I don't take
anything with needles." Which of the following is the nurse's best response
to this client?
"This test gives an average of my blood sugar levels for the past 3 months."
- ANSWhich statement, made by the client with type 2 diabetes mellitus,
indicates that the client understands the glycosylated hemoglobin test?
"You might try using the carbohydrate counting diet and see if that is any
easier for you." - ANSThe nurse is talking to a client who was diagnosed
with diabetes 2 months ago. The client says to the nurse, "I am so sick of
this diabetic diet. It's like a giant puzzle to figure out how to exchange
foods. I'm just about to give up." What is the nurse's best response to this
client?
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DIABETES EXAM 2025 EDITION.
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS.
GRADED A
"After checking your blood sugar, drink 4 ounces of juice." - ANS The client,
who was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, calls the nurse and says,
"I don't know what to do. I am trembling, sweating, and I am hungry." Which
of the following is the nurse's best response to this client?
"Before you do that, check with your health-care provider because research
only shows a possible connection between using cinnamon and curing
diabetes." - ANSA client says to the nurse, "I have decided to take
cinnamon instead of my oral hypoglycemic medication because I have read
that it will cure my diabetes." Which of the following is the nurse's best
response to this client?
"The beta cells in your pancreas are not functioning properly." - ANSThe
nurse listens to the primary care provider explain the etiology of the recently
diagnosed diabetes mellitus to the client. The client later asks the nurse,
"What was the type of cells my doctor mentioned that were not functioning
properly?" Which of the following responses, made by the nurse, is
accurate?
"The glucose causes fluid to be pulled from the tissues" - ANSThe client
with type 1 diabetes asks the practical nurse, "What causes me to get
1
, 2
dehydrated when my glucose level is elevated?" Which statement would be
the practical nurse's best response?
"The high glucose level can damage your eyes and kidneys over time" -
ANSThe client with type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the practical nurse, "What
does it matter if my glucose level is high, I don't feel bad." Which statement
by the practical nurse is most appropriate?
"This medication was ordered because the stress of the surgery has made
your blood sugar higher than normal." - ANSA client with type 2 diabetes
mellitus had hip replacement surgery. At 7 a.m. on the day after surgery,
the nurse prepares to administer regular insulin subcutaneously. The client
tells the nurse, "You're giving me the wrong medication. I don't take
anything with needles." Which of the following is the nurse's best response
to this client?
"This test gives an average of my blood sugar levels for the past 3 months."
- ANSWhich statement, made by the client with type 2 diabetes mellitus,
indicates that the client understands the glycosylated hemoglobin test?
"You might try using the carbohydrate counting diet and see if that is any
easier for you." - ANSThe nurse is talking to a client who was diagnosed
with diabetes 2 months ago. The client says to the nurse, "I am so sick of
this diabetic diet. It's like a giant puzzle to figure out how to exchange
foods. I'm just about to give up." What is the nurse's best response to this
client?
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