ATI: RN Targeted Medical Surgical
Endocrine New 2024 - 2025
1. A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes
mellitus about insulin injections. The client's
prescription includes
evening doses of insulin glargine and regular
insulin. Which
of the following in structions should the nurse
include?
a. Inject the insulins intramuscularly.
b. Shake the insulins vigorously prior to
administration.
c. Draw up the insulins into separate sy
ringes.
d. Expect the insulins to appear cloudy.
Draw up the insulins into separate syringes.
The nurse should instruct the client to draw up the
insulins into separate syringes because insulin glargine
is not compatible
with other insulins.
2. A nurse is planning teaching for a client
who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which
of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
a. Consume no more than three servings
of alcohol per day.
b. Ingest food with alcohol to reduce alco
hol-induced hypoglycemia.
c. Increase insulin dosage before planned
exercise.
d. Rest for 3 days between periods of vig
orous exercise.
Ingest food with alcohol to
reduce alcohol-induced hypo glycemia.
Alcohol inhibits the liver from producing glucose.
Consuming carbohydrates while drinking al coholic
beverages helpsprevent
hypoglycemia.
Endocrine New 2024 - 2025
1. A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes
mellitus about insulin injections. The client's
prescription includes
evening doses of insulin glargine and regular
insulin. Which
of the following in structions should the nurse
include?
a. Inject the insulins intramuscularly.
b. Shake the insulins vigorously prior to
administration.
c. Draw up the insulins into separate sy
ringes.
d. Expect the insulins to appear cloudy.
Draw up the insulins into separate syringes.
The nurse should instruct the client to draw up the
insulins into separate syringes because insulin glargine
is not compatible
with other insulins.
2. A nurse is planning teaching for a client
who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which
of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
a. Consume no more than three servings
of alcohol per day.
b. Ingest food with alcohol to reduce alco
hol-induced hypoglycemia.
c. Increase insulin dosage before planned
exercise.
d. Rest for 3 days between periods of vig
orous exercise.
Ingest food with alcohol to
reduce alcohol-induced hypo glycemia.
Alcohol inhibits the liver from producing glucose.
Consuming carbohydrates while drinking al coholic
beverages helpsprevent
hypoglycemia.
