1. To check visual acuity of a diabetic patient, the nurse can be a
chart for distant vision and a for near vision?
Answer Snellen Chart; News- paper
2. The nurse knows that a hemoglobin A1C reading of 9 is equivalent to the
calculated estimated average glucose of what?
Answer 212mg/dL
3. Name three signs of end-organ damage in Diabetes Mellit
Answer -Decreased visual
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, acuity
-Paresthesia
-Neuropathy
-Stroke
-Heart Disease
-Periodontal Disease
4. Which of the following is a factor that contributes to an increased incidence
of hypoglycemia in the older adult?
-Short duration of illness
-Absence of hepatic or renal disease
-Timing of frailty
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