DIABETES MELLITUS
NCLEX 2026 ACTUAL
COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) A+ STUDY
MATERIAL
Which statement would be correct for a patient with type 2 diabetes who was admitted to the
hospital with pneumonia?
a. the patient must receive insulin therapy to prevent ketoacidosis
b. the patient has islet cell antibodies that have destroyed the pancreas's ability to produce insulin
c. the patient has minimal or absent endogenous insulin secretion and requires daily insulin injections
d. the patient may have sufficient endogenous insulin to prevent ketosis but is at risk for
hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome
d. the patient may have sufficient endogenous insulin to prevent ketosis but is at risk for hyperosmolar
hyperglycemic syndrome
Analyze the following diagnostic findings for your patient with type 2 diabetes. Which result will need
further assessment?
a. A1C 9%
b. BP 126/80
, c. FBG 130
d. LDL 100mg
a. A1C 9%
Which statement by the patient with type 2 diabetes is accurate.
a. "I am supposed to have a meal or snack if I drink alcohol"
b. "I am not allowed to eat any sweets because of my diabetes."
c. "I do not need to watch what I eat because my diabetes is not the bad kind."
d. "The amunt of fat in my diet is not important; it is just the carbohydrates that raise my blood
sugar."
a. "I am supposed to have a meal or snack if I drink alcohol"
Alcohol should be consumed with food to reduce the risk of hypoglycemia.
You are caring for a patient with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. What information is essential to
include in your patient teaching before discharge from the hospital? (select all that apply)
a. insulin administration
b. elimination of sugar from diet
c. need to reduce physical activity
d. use of portable blood glucose monitor
e. hypoglycemia prevention, symptoms, and treatment
a. insulin administration
d. use of portable blood glucose monitor
e. hypoglycemia prevention, symptoms, and treatment
What is the priority action for the nurse to take if the patient with type 2 diabetes complains of
blurred vision and irritability?
a. call the physician
b. administer insulin as ordered
c. check the patient's blood glucose level
d. assess for other neurologic symptoms.
c. check the patient's blood glucose level
A diabetic patient has a serum glucose level of 824 mg/dL and is unresponsive. Following assessment
of the patient, the nurse suspects diabetic ketoacidosis rather than hyperosmolar hyperglycemic
syndrome based on the finding of?
a. polyuria
b. severe dehydration
c. rapid, deep respirations
d. decreased serum potassium
NCLEX 2026 ACTUAL
COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) A+ STUDY
MATERIAL
Which statement would be correct for a patient with type 2 diabetes who was admitted to the
hospital with pneumonia?
a. the patient must receive insulin therapy to prevent ketoacidosis
b. the patient has islet cell antibodies that have destroyed the pancreas's ability to produce insulin
c. the patient has minimal or absent endogenous insulin secretion and requires daily insulin injections
d. the patient may have sufficient endogenous insulin to prevent ketosis but is at risk for
hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome
d. the patient may have sufficient endogenous insulin to prevent ketosis but is at risk for hyperosmolar
hyperglycemic syndrome
Analyze the following diagnostic findings for your patient with type 2 diabetes. Which result will need
further assessment?
a. A1C 9%
b. BP 126/80
, c. FBG 130
d. LDL 100mg
a. A1C 9%
Which statement by the patient with type 2 diabetes is accurate.
a. "I am supposed to have a meal or snack if I drink alcohol"
b. "I am not allowed to eat any sweets because of my diabetes."
c. "I do not need to watch what I eat because my diabetes is not the bad kind."
d. "The amunt of fat in my diet is not important; it is just the carbohydrates that raise my blood
sugar."
a. "I am supposed to have a meal or snack if I drink alcohol"
Alcohol should be consumed with food to reduce the risk of hypoglycemia.
You are caring for a patient with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. What information is essential to
include in your patient teaching before discharge from the hospital? (select all that apply)
a. insulin administration
b. elimination of sugar from diet
c. need to reduce physical activity
d. use of portable blood glucose monitor
e. hypoglycemia prevention, symptoms, and treatment
a. insulin administration
d. use of portable blood glucose monitor
e. hypoglycemia prevention, symptoms, and treatment
What is the priority action for the nurse to take if the patient with type 2 diabetes complains of
blurred vision and irritability?
a. call the physician
b. administer insulin as ordered
c. check the patient's blood glucose level
d. assess for other neurologic symptoms.
c. check the patient's blood glucose level
A diabetic patient has a serum glucose level of 824 mg/dL and is unresponsive. Following assessment
of the patient, the nurse suspects diabetic ketoacidosis rather than hyperosmolar hyperglycemic
syndrome based on the finding of?
a. polyuria
b. severe dehydration
c. rapid, deep respirations
d. decreased serum potassium
