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NUR 205 Exam III Questions & Verified Answers | Medication Administration, 6 Rights, IM & Subcutaneous Injections, Endocrine System, Insulin, Diabetes, Hypoglycemia, DKA & Lipid Panels | Updated 2026/2027 | Instant Download

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NUR 205 Exam III Questions & Verified Answers covering essential nursing concepts in medication administration, injection techniques, endocrine disorders, insulin, blood glucose regulation, diabetes mellitus, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), diagnostic testing, cholesterol, lipid panels, and Type 1 diabetes. This exam-focused resource organizes key concepts and answers into an easy-to-review format for nursing students preparing for NUR 205 assessments. Topics covered include: • 6 Rights of Medication Administration: right patient, drug, dose, route, time, and documentation • 3 Medication Checks and safe medication administration • Assessing a patient's ability to swallow medications • Intramuscular (IM) injections, injection sites, angles, and volume considerations • Subcutaneous injections and administration technique • Transdermal/intradermal medication administration concepts • Endocrine system and hormone functions • Insulin and glucose regulation • Normal and fasting blood glucose concepts • Prediabetes and elevated blood glucose • Mild, moderate, and severe hypoglycemia symptoms • Hyperglycemia manifestations • Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) signs and clinical features • DKA treatment principles, IV fluids, insulin, and electrolyte correction • Potassium and electrolyte considerations in DKA • Diabetes diagnostic testing, including fasting blood glucose and A1C • GAD antibody testing and Type 1 diabetes • HDL, LDL, triglycerides, and lipid panel components • Cholesterol and diabetes-related cardiovascular considerations • Beta-cell stress and vascular complications associated with elevated glucose • Type 1 diabetes characteristics, insulin dependence, onset, and DKA risk • Lifelong insulin therapy and glucose-management concepts This resource is designed for efficient exam review, helping nursing students identify important terminology, clinical concepts, medication-administration principles, diabetes findings, and endocrine-related topics in one convenient study resource.

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NUR 205 Exam III
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,6 rights of drug administration


Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation


3 medication checks


Check MAR/order
Check when you pull the medication
Check at the patient bedside




How to know if your patient can swallow pills whole?


-ask if they can
-check gag reflex
-when given report ask if they can take pills whole




Intramuscular (IM)


injection into a muscle
No more than 3 ml
At a 90 degree angle

, Where are the IM injection sites?


Deltoid
Gluteus Maximus (not recommended)
Vastus lateralis ***
Recurs femoris


Subcutaneous injections


Injection of a small amount of a medication under the skin into fatty or connective
tissue 45-90 degree angle
1 ml fluid maximum




Transdermal injection


diffuse through the epidermis at a known rate into the
dermis 5-15 degree angle
Bevel up
Pull skin back
Make a "wheel"



Endocrine system


Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and
nutrient use (metabolism) by body cells.


Insulin Hormone


Necessary for carb regulation and glucose control


Hormones


Chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured by the endocrine glands, that are
produce metabolic change

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