NUR 330 EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE NURSING
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
What are the 3 large symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes? - ANS ✔✔polyphagia, polydipsia, and polyuria
the main cause of Cushing's is - ANS ✔✔overuse of corticosteroids
an impaired fasting glucose over ______ is indicative of Diabetes - ANS ✔✔125
true or false
you can mix glargine insulin with lispro insulin - ANS ✔✔FALSE
you cannot mix a long acting insulin (glargine) with ANY insulins
For a hearing-impaired client to hear a conversation, the nurse should:
A. Use a louder tone of voice than normal
B. Use visual aids such as the hands and eyes when speaking
C. Approach a client quietly from behind before speaking
D. Select a public area to have a conversation - ANS ✔✔B. Use visual aids such as the hands and eyes
when speaking
what is the treatment for a hypoglycemic patient? - ANS ✔✔give 15g of carbs and check q15min until it
is normal, then q1 hour and give food/ snack to help maintain.
Glucagon 1mg (<54) SQ injection: when the pt is not able to take oral methods.
S/S of hypothyroidism include: - ANS ✔✔Cold intolerance, hair loss, dry and scaly skin, brittle nails,
husky voice, muscle weakness, weight gain, lethargy, thick tongue, SOB on exertion, low cardiac output,
constipation, mental slowing, facial and eyelid edema
what important teaching should we give to patients taking metformin? - ANS ✔✔HOLD this drug 48hrs
before and after diagnostic test requiring IV contrast
a patient has AMD, the doctor is prescribing photodynamic therapy, what are the goals of this therapy
and the teachings the nurse should give the patient? - ANS ✔✔Goal is to slow or stabilize vision loss
Pt must avoid exposure to sunlight or bright light for 5 days after treatment
what is the teaching the nurse should give to a diabetic patient who is wanting to exercise? - ANS
✔✔Minimum of 150 minutes/week
Eat a carb snack 30 minutes before exercise to prevent hypoglycemia
Check sugar before, during, and after exercise
Do not exercise if blood glucose level > 250 mg/dL and if ketones are present in urine
what should the nurse monitor post op from a thyroidectomy - ANS ✔✔AIRWAY
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
What are the 3 large symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes? - ANS ✔✔polyphagia, polydipsia, and polyuria
the main cause of Cushing's is - ANS ✔✔overuse of corticosteroids
an impaired fasting glucose over ______ is indicative of Diabetes - ANS ✔✔125
true or false
you can mix glargine insulin with lispro insulin - ANS ✔✔FALSE
you cannot mix a long acting insulin (glargine) with ANY insulins
For a hearing-impaired client to hear a conversation, the nurse should:
A. Use a louder tone of voice than normal
B. Use visual aids such as the hands and eyes when speaking
C. Approach a client quietly from behind before speaking
D. Select a public area to have a conversation - ANS ✔✔B. Use visual aids such as the hands and eyes
when speaking
what is the treatment for a hypoglycemic patient? - ANS ✔✔give 15g of carbs and check q15min until it
is normal, then q1 hour and give food/ snack to help maintain.
Glucagon 1mg (<54) SQ injection: when the pt is not able to take oral methods.
S/S of hypothyroidism include: - ANS ✔✔Cold intolerance, hair loss, dry and scaly skin, brittle nails,
husky voice, muscle weakness, weight gain, lethargy, thick tongue, SOB on exertion, low cardiac output,
constipation, mental slowing, facial and eyelid edema
what important teaching should we give to patients taking metformin? - ANS ✔✔HOLD this drug 48hrs
before and after diagnostic test requiring IV contrast
a patient has AMD, the doctor is prescribing photodynamic therapy, what are the goals of this therapy
and the teachings the nurse should give the patient? - ANS ✔✔Goal is to slow or stabilize vision loss
Pt must avoid exposure to sunlight or bright light for 5 days after treatment
what is the teaching the nurse should give to a diabetic patient who is wanting to exercise? - ANS
✔✔Minimum of 150 minutes/week
Eat a carb snack 30 minutes before exercise to prevent hypoglycemia
Check sugar before, during, and after exercise
Do not exercise if blood glucose level > 250 mg/dL and if ketones are present in urine
what should the nurse monitor post op from a thyroidectomy - ANS ✔✔AIRWAY
