Week 10 - Diabetes Sherpath- PNH301 Exam questions with answers

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Week 10 - Diabetes Sherpath- PNH301 Exam questions with
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answers


The nurse is caring for a client with diabetes mellitus and assesses symptoms of
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hypoglycemia. Which is the priority nursing intervention in this situation? || || || || || || || || ||




a. Instruct the client to take deep breaths.
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b. Give a glass of orange juice to the client.
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c. Administer insulin to the client.
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d. Prepare instructions for the client's discharge teaching. - ✔✔b. give a glass of orange juice
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to the client.
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Which information would the nurse include in the teaching about diabetes mellitus and
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diet?

a. Avoid nonnutritive sweeteners.
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b. Consume a high-protein diet for weight loss.
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c. Consume food with alcohol.
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d. Include 50 to 60 g/day of dietary fibre. - ✔✔c. Consume food with alcohol
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Which statement by the patient indicates that teaching about the principles of foot care has
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been ineffective? ||




a. "Taking a hot bath every day will help with my circulation."
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b. "I should avoid walking barefoot at all times."
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c. "I should look at the condition of my feet every day."
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d. "I need a podiatrist to treat my ingrown toenails." - ✔✔a. Taking a hot bath every day will
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help with my ciculation.
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, 2


Which intervention would the nurse expect for a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus with
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a urinary tract infection (UTI), blood glucose level of 35.8 mmol/L, hard to arouse, and no
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ketones present in the urine?
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a.Routine insulin therapy and exercise || || || ||




b.Administer a different antibiotic for the UTI || || || || || || ||




c. Cardiac monitoring to detect potassium changes
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d. Administer intravenous (IV) fluids rapidly to correct dehydration - ✔✔c. Cardiac
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monitory to detect potassium changes.|| || || ||




Which statement by the nurse would best describe type 2 diabetes mellitus to a newly
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diagnosed patient? ||




a. "With type 2 diabetes mellitus, the body of the pancreas becomes inflamed."
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b. 'With type 2 diabetes mellitus, the patient is totally dependent on an outside source of
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insulin.

c. "With type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin secretion is decreased and insulin resistance is
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increased."

d. 'With type 2 diabetes mellitus, the body produces autoantibodies that destroy B-cells in
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the

pancreas." - ✔✔c. With type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin secretion is decreased and insulin
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resistance is increased. || ||




Which symptom of type 2 diabetes mellitus would the nurse include in an educational
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session for the public? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
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a. Fatigue
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b. Polyuria
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c. Weight loss
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d. Visual changes
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e. Recurrent infections - ✔✔a. Fatigue
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