NURS 1141 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT OPTIONS
What are the therapeutic outcomes for insulin? ANSW✅✅Decrease fasting glucose levels, and
A1c concentrations to the patient's normal range
Fewer long-term complications with poorly controlled, diabetes
What are the common and serious adverse effects of insulin? ANSW✅✅Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Allergic reactions
Lipodystrophies
Biguanide Oral Antidiabetic Agent ANSW✅✅Metformin
Would a patient with type 1 diabetes, use metformin? ANSW✅✅No
Biguanide anti diabetics are used for patients with type two diabetes who cannot control their blood
glucose with just diet and exercise.
What are common adverse effects of metformin? ANSW✅✅Nausea, vomiting, anorexia,
abdominal cramps, flatulence
Sulfonylurea oral hypoglycemic ANSW✅✅Glipizide (Glucotrol)
What is the action of glipizide? ANSW✅✅Stimulate B cells in pancreas and diminished glucose
production, and metabolism of insulin in the liver
Overall: decreases blood glucose
Would the nurse use sulfonylureas (glipizide) for a type 1 or type 2 diabetic patient
ANSW✅✅Type 2
CORRECT OPTIONS
What are the therapeutic outcomes for insulin? ANSW✅✅Decrease fasting glucose levels, and
A1c concentrations to the patient's normal range
Fewer long-term complications with poorly controlled, diabetes
What are the common and serious adverse effects of insulin? ANSW✅✅Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Allergic reactions
Lipodystrophies
Biguanide Oral Antidiabetic Agent ANSW✅✅Metformin
Would a patient with type 1 diabetes, use metformin? ANSW✅✅No
Biguanide anti diabetics are used for patients with type two diabetes who cannot control their blood
glucose with just diet and exercise.
What are common adverse effects of metformin? ANSW✅✅Nausea, vomiting, anorexia,
abdominal cramps, flatulence
Sulfonylurea oral hypoglycemic ANSW✅✅Glipizide (Glucotrol)
What is the action of glipizide? ANSW✅✅Stimulate B cells in pancreas and diminished glucose
production, and metabolism of insulin in the liver
Overall: decreases blood glucose
Would the nurse use sulfonylureas (glipizide) for a type 1 or type 2 diabetic patient
ANSW✅✅Type 2
