Adult health III exam 3 Questions and Answers Grade
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ANS: A - Answer-The nurse is administering lispro insulin. Based on the onset of
action, how long before breakfast should the nurse administer the injection?
A) 10 to 15 minutes
B) 30 to 40 minutes
C) 1 to 2 hours
D) 3 hours
ANS: B - Answer-An older adult patient that has type 2 diabetes comes to the
emergency department with second-degree burns to the bottom of both feet and
states, "I didn't feel too hot but my feet must have been too close to the heater."
What does the nurse understand is most likely the reason for the decreasonane in
temperature sensation?
A) Sudomotor neuropathy
B) Peripheral neuropathy
C) Autonomic neuropathy
D) A faulty heater
ANS: A - Answer-A client is receiving insulin lispro at 7:30 AM. The nurse ensures
that the client has breakfast by which time?
A) 7:45 AM
B) 8:15 AM
C) 8:30 AM
D) 8:00 AM
ANS: A - Answer-A client who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 14 years ago is
admitted to the medical-surgical unit with abdominal pain. On admission, the
, client's blood glucose level is 470 mg/dl. Which finding is most likely to
accompany this blood glucose level?
A) Slow, shallow respirations
B) Arm and leg trembling
C) Cool, moist skin
D) Rapid, thready pulse
ANS: C - Answer-A nurse expects to note an elevated serum glucose level in a
client with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS). Which
other laboratory finding should the nurse anticipate?
A) Serum ketone bodies
B) Serum alkalosis
C) Below-normal serum potassium level
D) Elevated serum acetone level
ANS: B,C,E - Answer-A patient is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What clinical
characteristics does the nurse expect to see in this patient? Select all that apply.
A) Older than 65 years of age
B) Little endogenous insulin
C) Ketosis-prone
D) Obesity at diagnoses
E) Younger than 30 years of age
ANS: A,B,D - Answer-A female patient comes into a clinic and is diagnosed with a
UTI. Which of the following education could the nurse give this client to avoid this
occurring again? (Select all that apply)
A) wipe front to back
B) avoid smoking
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ANS: A - Answer-The nurse is administering lispro insulin. Based on the onset of
action, how long before breakfast should the nurse administer the injection?
A) 10 to 15 minutes
B) 30 to 40 minutes
C) 1 to 2 hours
D) 3 hours
ANS: B - Answer-An older adult patient that has type 2 diabetes comes to the
emergency department with second-degree burns to the bottom of both feet and
states, "I didn't feel too hot but my feet must have been too close to the heater."
What does the nurse understand is most likely the reason for the decreasonane in
temperature sensation?
A) Sudomotor neuropathy
B) Peripheral neuropathy
C) Autonomic neuropathy
D) A faulty heater
ANS: A - Answer-A client is receiving insulin lispro at 7:30 AM. The nurse ensures
that the client has breakfast by which time?
A) 7:45 AM
B) 8:15 AM
C) 8:30 AM
D) 8:00 AM
ANS: A - Answer-A client who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 14 years ago is
admitted to the medical-surgical unit with abdominal pain. On admission, the
, client's blood glucose level is 470 mg/dl. Which finding is most likely to
accompany this blood glucose level?
A) Slow, shallow respirations
B) Arm and leg trembling
C) Cool, moist skin
D) Rapid, thready pulse
ANS: C - Answer-A nurse expects to note an elevated serum glucose level in a
client with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS). Which
other laboratory finding should the nurse anticipate?
A) Serum ketone bodies
B) Serum alkalosis
C) Below-normal serum potassium level
D) Elevated serum acetone level
ANS: B,C,E - Answer-A patient is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What clinical
characteristics does the nurse expect to see in this patient? Select all that apply.
A) Older than 65 years of age
B) Little endogenous insulin
C) Ketosis-prone
D) Obesity at diagnoses
E) Younger than 30 years of age
ANS: A,B,D - Answer-A female patient comes into a clinic and is diagnosed with a
UTI. Which of the following education could the nurse give this client to avoid this
occurring again? (Select all that apply)
A) wipe front to back
B) avoid smoking
