NURSING 320 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (ALREADY
SCORED A+) | NEW UPDATE 2025
Which of the following is the best indicator of kidney function?
A) BUN
B) Creatinine
C) GFR
D)Albumin - ANSWER C
Lispro (Humalog), Aspart (Novolog) are both examples of:
A) Short-acting insulin
B) Intermediate-acting unsulin
C) Rapid- acting insulin
D) Long-acting insulin - ANSWER C
Which is not a symptom of hypoglycemia?
A) Cool, clammy skin
B) Anxiety, confusion, loss of consciousness
C) Headache
,D) Feverish, hypertension, and tachycardic - ANSWER D
Rebound hyperglycemia in the morning due to the release of counterregulatory
hormones is known as
A) Dawn effect
B) Somogyi effect
C) Carbonara effect
D) Hypersensiti vity effect - ANSWER B
What is the action of Metformin (Glycophage)?
A) Decrease insulin resistance
B) Slow digestion of carbs
C) Increase pancreatic enzyme secretion
D) Slow GI motility - ANSWER A
Ketones in the blood & urine, Kussmaul's respirations, pH <7.30, occurs more
often in Type 1 DM
A) HHS
B) DKA
C) Prediabetes
D) Hypoglycemic response - ANSWER B
, Common causes of HHS include (select all the apply)
A) UTI's
B) Pneumonia
C) Newly diagnosed Type 1 DM
D) Macrovascular changes - ANSWER A and B
Your patient is unconscious with a finger stick glucose of 38. What will you do?
A) Give 10 U reg insulin
B) Give a complex carb
C) Give orange juice and crackers
D) GIve glucagon SQ or IM - ANSWER D
A patient with type 2 DM is asked what he will do if his blood sugar drops below
70. Which is correct?
A) I will call my doctor right away
B) I will get another blood sugar, just to double check
C) Take an oral form of glucose
D) I will stop my activity until it gets better - ANSWER C
The nurse finds that a patient with diabetes mellitus is sweating and confused.
The nurse should immediately provide:
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (ALREADY
SCORED A+) | NEW UPDATE 2025
Which of the following is the best indicator of kidney function?
A) BUN
B) Creatinine
C) GFR
D)Albumin - ANSWER C
Lispro (Humalog), Aspart (Novolog) are both examples of:
A) Short-acting insulin
B) Intermediate-acting unsulin
C) Rapid- acting insulin
D) Long-acting insulin - ANSWER C
Which is not a symptom of hypoglycemia?
A) Cool, clammy skin
B) Anxiety, confusion, loss of consciousness
C) Headache
,D) Feverish, hypertension, and tachycardic - ANSWER D
Rebound hyperglycemia in the morning due to the release of counterregulatory
hormones is known as
A) Dawn effect
B) Somogyi effect
C) Carbonara effect
D) Hypersensiti vity effect - ANSWER B
What is the action of Metformin (Glycophage)?
A) Decrease insulin resistance
B) Slow digestion of carbs
C) Increase pancreatic enzyme secretion
D) Slow GI motility - ANSWER A
Ketones in the blood & urine, Kussmaul's respirations, pH <7.30, occurs more
often in Type 1 DM
A) HHS
B) DKA
C) Prediabetes
D) Hypoglycemic response - ANSWER B
, Common causes of HHS include (select all the apply)
A) UTI's
B) Pneumonia
C) Newly diagnosed Type 1 DM
D) Macrovascular changes - ANSWER A and B
Your patient is unconscious with a finger stick glucose of 38. What will you do?
A) Give 10 U reg insulin
B) Give a complex carb
C) Give orange juice and crackers
D) GIve glucagon SQ or IM - ANSWER D
A patient with type 2 DM is asked what he will do if his blood sugar drops below
70. Which is correct?
A) I will call my doctor right away
B) I will get another blood sugar, just to double check
C) Take an oral form of glucose
D) I will stop my activity until it gets better - ANSWER C
The nurse finds that a patient with diabetes mellitus is sweating and confused.
The nurse should immediately provide:
