ATI Learning System PN Question and answers already passed 2023/2024

ATI Learning System PN Question and answers already passed 2023/2024A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a community health screening for a group of clients who are at risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following clients should the nurse include in the screening? - correct answer Men and women who are obese. - There is a high correlation between obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Obesity plays a major role in development of type 2 diabetes mellitus by decreasing the number of available insulin receptors in skeletal muscles and fat cells. This is referred to as peripheral insulin resistance. A reduced-calorie diet for obese clients tends to reverse the phenomenon of peripheral insulin resistance. A nurse is caring for a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and is displaying manifestations of hyperglycemia. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client has hyperglycemia? - correct answer Increased urination. - Increased urination, or polyuria, is a manifestation of hyperglycemia due to a deficiency of insulin, which can lead to osmotic diuresis. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a parathyroidectomy to treat hyperparathyroidism. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse expect to decrease as a the