EDAPT NCLEX Pharmacology Review – Diabetes
Medications, Insulin, & Endocrine Disorders (Part 2)|
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The nurse is caring for a client with type 1 diabetes. Midmorning, the client reports feeling
shaky and sweaty to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). The UAP alerts the nurse and,
upon entering the client's room, the nurse finds the client unconscious. What action should the
nurse take?
Administer 50% dextrose intravenously.
Which finding is the best indicator of a therapeutic response to metformin?
Hemoglobin A1C level of 6% (Reference range: therapeutic goal ≤ 7%)
The nurse is administering a client's insulin in the abdomen. The client is of a healthy weight.
Drag the actions the nurse should take to the boxes on the right.
Administer the medication in the abdomen.
Pinch the skin at the administration site.
Insert the needle at a 90-degree angle.
Clean the injection site with an alcohol wipe.
The nurse is caring for a client who was recently prescribed metformin for type 2 diabetes. Drag
the client's symptoms that are anticipated side effects of metformin to the boxes on the right.
Nausea
Weight loss
Metallic taste
Abdominal bloating
The nurse is caring for a client with a diet order of nothing by mouth (NPO) beginning at 0600
for a procedure scheduled in the afternoon. The client is prescribed metformin for 0800. The
nurse should __________.
Contact the healthcare provider for instructions
, The nurse is preparing to administer a client's prescribed lispro with breakfast. Review the
electronic health record. The client's blood glucose at 0745 was 100 mg/dL (Reference range:
70-110 mg/dL). When is the best time for the nurse to administer the medication?
When the breakfast arrives
The nurse is caring for a client with diabetes insipidus. The healthcare provider prescribes
desmopressin 5 units subcutaneous every 12 hours. Available is desmopressin 20 units/mL. How
many milliliters should the nurse administer?
0.25
The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed desmopressin 1 mcg intravenous (IV) every 12
hours to treat diabetes insipidus. Which finding(s) would indicate the medication has been
effective? Select all that apply.
Increased urine specific gravity
Decreased urine output
Decreased serum sodium
The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a computerized tomography scan of the
abdomen with contrast. The nurse should advise the client not to take the prescribed
__________ the day of the scan.
Metformin
The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed levothyroxine 250 mcg by mouth (PO) daily for
__________. Available are 125 mcg tablets. The nurse should administer __________ tablet(s)
__________.
Hypothyroidism
2
30 minutes before the morning meal
The nurse is caring for a post-operative client with diabetes. The nurse assesses that the client is
weak and reports extreme thirst and having a headache. Select whether each nursing action is
indicated, nonessential, or contraindicated.
Indicated:
Administer insulin
Check blood glucose level
Nonessential:
Assess temperature
Medications, Insulin, & Endocrine Disorders (Part 2)|
Complete Verified Questions Provided with A+ Graded
Rationales Latest Updated 2026
The nurse is caring for a client with type 1 diabetes. Midmorning, the client reports feeling
shaky and sweaty to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). The UAP alerts the nurse and,
upon entering the client's room, the nurse finds the client unconscious. What action should the
nurse take?
Administer 50% dextrose intravenously.
Which finding is the best indicator of a therapeutic response to metformin?
Hemoglobin A1C level of 6% (Reference range: therapeutic goal ≤ 7%)
The nurse is administering a client's insulin in the abdomen. The client is of a healthy weight.
Drag the actions the nurse should take to the boxes on the right.
Administer the medication in the abdomen.
Pinch the skin at the administration site.
Insert the needle at a 90-degree angle.
Clean the injection site with an alcohol wipe.
The nurse is caring for a client who was recently prescribed metformin for type 2 diabetes. Drag
the client's symptoms that are anticipated side effects of metformin to the boxes on the right.
Nausea
Weight loss
Metallic taste
Abdominal bloating
The nurse is caring for a client with a diet order of nothing by mouth (NPO) beginning at 0600
for a procedure scheduled in the afternoon. The client is prescribed metformin for 0800. The
nurse should __________.
Contact the healthcare provider for instructions
, The nurse is preparing to administer a client's prescribed lispro with breakfast. Review the
electronic health record. The client's blood glucose at 0745 was 100 mg/dL (Reference range:
70-110 mg/dL). When is the best time for the nurse to administer the medication?
When the breakfast arrives
The nurse is caring for a client with diabetes insipidus. The healthcare provider prescribes
desmopressin 5 units subcutaneous every 12 hours. Available is desmopressin 20 units/mL. How
many milliliters should the nurse administer?
0.25
The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed desmopressin 1 mcg intravenous (IV) every 12
hours to treat diabetes insipidus. Which finding(s) would indicate the medication has been
effective? Select all that apply.
Increased urine specific gravity
Decreased urine output
Decreased serum sodium
The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a computerized tomography scan of the
abdomen with contrast. The nurse should advise the client not to take the prescribed
__________ the day of the scan.
Metformin
The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed levothyroxine 250 mcg by mouth (PO) daily for
__________. Available are 125 mcg tablets. The nurse should administer __________ tablet(s)
__________.
Hypothyroidism
2
30 minutes before the morning meal
The nurse is caring for a post-operative client with diabetes. The nurse assesses that the client is
weak and reports extreme thirst and having a headache. Select whether each nursing action is
indicated, nonessential, or contraindicated.
Indicated:
Administer insulin
Check blood glucose level
Nonessential:
Assess temperature
