EDAPT DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 1
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS.
A nurse is providing a routine screening at a community health fair. A young
male client is found to have a fasting serum glucose of 132 mg/dL. The nurse
recommends a follow-up visit with a healthcare provider in one week. Which
laboratory values at the follow-up visit would indicate a diagnosis of diabetes
mellitus type 1? Select all that apply. - Correct Answer-Hemoglobin A1C 7.5%
Fasting blood glucose (FBG) 138 mg/dL
2-hour post-prandial blood glucose 205 mg/dL
A nurse is observing a client mixing regular insulin and intermediate acting
insulin in the same syringe. Which action by the client indicates that
additional teaching is needed? - Correct Answer-Withdraws the intermediate
acting dose into the syringe first
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client newly diagnosed with
diabetes mellitus type 1. Which information should the nurse include related
to nutrition therapy? - Correct Answer-Fiber intake should be 25-30 grams
per day.
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1 who
is prescribed insulin aspart before each meal. Which action taken by the
nurse is appropriate? - Correct Answer-Administer the insulin aspart when
the breakfast tray arrives.
The nurse is preparing to administer regular and intermediate-acting insulin
to a client who is diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1. Upon inspection of
the intermediate-acting insulin, the solution in the vial appears cloudy. Which
action taken by the nurse is appropriate? - Correct Answer-Gently roll the vial
to agitate the solution.
A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and a blood
glucose of 278 mg/dL at 07:30 a.m. The provider has prescribed glargine and
regular insulin to be administered. Which action taken by the nurse is
appropriate? - Correct Answer-Draw up and administer the regular and
glargine insulin in separate syringes.
Place the steps for this procedure in the correct order. Start from the first
step to the last step. - Correct Answer-1. inject 10 units of air into the bottle
of NPH insulin
2. inject 5 units of air into the bottle of regular insulin
3. Withdraw the correct dose of regular insulin from the bottle
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS.
A nurse is providing a routine screening at a community health fair. A young
male client is found to have a fasting serum glucose of 132 mg/dL. The nurse
recommends a follow-up visit with a healthcare provider in one week. Which
laboratory values at the follow-up visit would indicate a diagnosis of diabetes
mellitus type 1? Select all that apply. - Correct Answer-Hemoglobin A1C 7.5%
Fasting blood glucose (FBG) 138 mg/dL
2-hour post-prandial blood glucose 205 mg/dL
A nurse is observing a client mixing regular insulin and intermediate acting
insulin in the same syringe. Which action by the client indicates that
additional teaching is needed? - Correct Answer-Withdraws the intermediate
acting dose into the syringe first
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client newly diagnosed with
diabetes mellitus type 1. Which information should the nurse include related
to nutrition therapy? - Correct Answer-Fiber intake should be 25-30 grams
per day.
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1 who
is prescribed insulin aspart before each meal. Which action taken by the
nurse is appropriate? - Correct Answer-Administer the insulin aspart when
the breakfast tray arrives.
The nurse is preparing to administer regular and intermediate-acting insulin
to a client who is diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1. Upon inspection of
the intermediate-acting insulin, the solution in the vial appears cloudy. Which
action taken by the nurse is appropriate? - Correct Answer-Gently roll the vial
to agitate the solution.
A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and a blood
glucose of 278 mg/dL at 07:30 a.m. The provider has prescribed glargine and
regular insulin to be administered. Which action taken by the nurse is
appropriate? - Correct Answer-Draw up and administer the regular and
glargine insulin in separate syringes.
Place the steps for this procedure in the correct order. Start from the first
step to the last step. - Correct Answer-1. inject 10 units of air into the bottle
of NPH insulin
2. inject 5 units of air into the bottle of regular insulin
3. Withdraw the correct dose of regular insulin from the bottle
