PNH 301 – Week 10 Diabetes Sherpath Study Guide
b. give a glass of orange juice to the client. - ANS✔✔ The nurse is caring for a client with
diabetes mellitus and assesses symptoms of hypoglycemia. Which is the priority nursing
intervention in this situation?
a. Instruct the client to take deep breaths.
b. Give a glass of orange juice to the client.
c. Administer insulin to the client.
d. Prepare instructions for the client's discharge teaching.
c. Consume food with alcohol - ANS✔✔ Which information would the nurse include in the
teaching about diabetes mellitus and diet?
a. Avoid nonnutritive sweeteners.
b. Consume a high-protein diet for weight loss.
c. Consume food with alcohol.
d. Include 50 to 60 g/day of dietary fibre.
a. Taking a hot bath every day will help with my ciculation. - ANS✔✔ Which statement by the
patient indicates that teaching about the principles of foot care has been ineffective?
a. "Taking a hot bath every day will help with my circulation."
b. "I should avoid walking barefoot at all times."
c. "I should look at the condition of my feet every day."
d. "I need a podiatrist to treat my ingrown toenails."
c. Cardiac monitory to detect potassium changes. - ANS✔✔ Which intervention would the nurse
expect for a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus with a urinary tract infection (UTI), blood
glucose level of 35.8 mmol/L, hard to arouse, and no ketones present in the urine?
a.Routine insulin therapy and exercise
, b.Administer a different antibiotic for the UTI
c. Cardiac monitoring to detect potassium changes
d. Administer intravenous (IV) fluids rapidly to correct dehydration
c. With type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin secretion is decreased and insulin resistance is
increased. - ANS✔✔ Which statement by the nurse would best describe type 2 diabetes
mellitus to a newly diagnosed patient?
a. "With type 2 diabetes mellitus, the body of the pancreas becomes inflamed."
b. 'With type 2 diabetes mellitus, the patient is totally dependent on an outside source of
insulin.
c. "With type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin secretion is decreased and insulin resistance is
increased."
d. 'With type 2 diabetes mellitus, the body produces autoantibodies that destroy B-cells in the
pancreas."
a. Fatigue
d. Visual changes
e. Recurrent infections - ANS✔✔ Which symptom of type 2 diabetes mellitus would the nurse
include in an educational session for the public? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct.
a. Fatigue
b. Polyuria
c. Weight loss
d. Visual changes
e. Recurrent infections
a. Exercise after meals.
b. give a glass of orange juice to the client. - ANS✔✔ The nurse is caring for a client with
diabetes mellitus and assesses symptoms of hypoglycemia. Which is the priority nursing
intervention in this situation?
a. Instruct the client to take deep breaths.
b. Give a glass of orange juice to the client.
c. Administer insulin to the client.
d. Prepare instructions for the client's discharge teaching.
c. Consume food with alcohol - ANS✔✔ Which information would the nurse include in the
teaching about diabetes mellitus and diet?
a. Avoid nonnutritive sweeteners.
b. Consume a high-protein diet for weight loss.
c. Consume food with alcohol.
d. Include 50 to 60 g/day of dietary fibre.
a. Taking a hot bath every day will help with my ciculation. - ANS✔✔ Which statement by the
patient indicates that teaching about the principles of foot care has been ineffective?
a. "Taking a hot bath every day will help with my circulation."
b. "I should avoid walking barefoot at all times."
c. "I should look at the condition of my feet every day."
d. "I need a podiatrist to treat my ingrown toenails."
c. Cardiac monitory to detect potassium changes. - ANS✔✔ Which intervention would the nurse
expect for a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus with a urinary tract infection (UTI), blood
glucose level of 35.8 mmol/L, hard to arouse, and no ketones present in the urine?
a.Routine insulin therapy and exercise
, b.Administer a different antibiotic for the UTI
c. Cardiac monitoring to detect potassium changes
d. Administer intravenous (IV) fluids rapidly to correct dehydration
c. With type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin secretion is decreased and insulin resistance is
increased. - ANS✔✔ Which statement by the nurse would best describe type 2 diabetes
mellitus to a newly diagnosed patient?
a. "With type 2 diabetes mellitus, the body of the pancreas becomes inflamed."
b. 'With type 2 diabetes mellitus, the patient is totally dependent on an outside source of
insulin.
c. "With type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin secretion is decreased and insulin resistance is
increased."
d. 'With type 2 diabetes mellitus, the body produces autoantibodies that destroy B-cells in the
pancreas."
a. Fatigue
d. Visual changes
e. Recurrent infections - ANS✔✔ Which symptom of type 2 diabetes mellitus would the nurse
include in an educational session for the public? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct.
a. Fatigue
b. Polyuria
c. Weight loss
d. Visual changes
e. Recurrent infections
a. Exercise after meals.
