NUR 112 Final Exam practice |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
questions with correct answers |\ |\ |\
An 18-year-old female client, 5′4′′ tall, weighing 113 kg, comes to
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the clinic for a nonhealing wound on her lower leg, which she
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has had for two (2) weeks. Which disease process should the
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nurse suspect the client has developed?
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1. Type 1 diabetes.
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2. Type 2 diabetes.
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3. Gestational diabetes.
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4. Acanthosis nigricans. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2
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The client diagnosed with type 1 diabetes has a glycosylated
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hemoglobin (A1c) of 8.1%. Which interpretation should the nurse
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make based on this result?
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1. This result is below normal levels.
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2. This result is within acceptable levels.
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3. This result is above recommended levels.
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4. This result is dangerously high. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3
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The nurse administered 28 units of Humulin N, an intermediate-
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acting insulin, to a client diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 1600.
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Which intervention should the nurse implement?
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1. Ensure the client eats the bedtime snack.
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2. Determine how much food the client ate at lunch.
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,3. Perform a glucometer reading at 0700.
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4. Offer the client protein after administering insulin. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1 |\
The nurse is discussing the importance of exercising with a client
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diagnosed with type 2 diabetes whose diabetes is well controlled
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with diet and exercise. Which information should the nurse
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include in the teaching about diabetes?
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1. Eat a simple carbohydrate snack before exercising.
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2. Carry peanut butter crackers when exercising.
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3. Encourage the client to walk 20 minutes three (3) times a
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week.
4. Perform warmup and cool-down exercises. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔4 |\
The nurse is assessing the feet of a client with long-term type 2
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diabetes. Which assessment data warrant immediate intervention
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by the nurse?
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1. The client has crumbling toenails.
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2. The client has athlete's foot.
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3. The client has a necrotic big toe.
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4. The client has thickened toenails. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3
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The home health nurse is completing the admission assessment
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for a 76-year-old client diagnosed with type 2 diabetes controlled
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with 70/30 insulin. Which intervention should be included in the
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plan of care? |\ |\
,1. Assess the client's ability to read small print.
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2. Monitor the client's serum PT level.
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3. Teach the client how to perform a hemoglobin A1c test daily.
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4. Instruct the client to check the feet weekly. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1 |\
The client with type 2 diabetes controlled with biguanide oral
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diabetic medication is scheduled for a computed tomography
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(CT) scan with contrast of the abdomen to evaluate pancreatic
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function. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
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1. Provide a high-fat diet 24 hours prior to test.
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2. Hold the biguanide medication for 48 hours prior to test.
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3. Obtain an informed consent form for the test.
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4. Administer pancreatic enzymes prior to the test. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔2 |\
The diabetic educator is teaching a class on diabetes type 1 and
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is discussing sick-day rules. Which interventions should the
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diabetes educator include in the discussion? Select all that apply.
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1. Take diabetic medication even if unable to eat the client's
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normal diabetic diet. |\ |\
2. If unable to eat, drink liquids equal to the client's normal
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caloric intake. |\
3. It is not necessary to notify the health-care provider if ketones
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are in the urine.
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4. Test blood glucose levels and test urine ketones once a day
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and keep a record.
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, 5. Call the health-care provider if glucose levels are higher than
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180 mg/dL. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1, 2, 5
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The client received 10 units of Humulin R, a fast-acting insulin, at
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0700. At 1030 the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) tells the
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nurse the client has a headache and is really acting "funny."
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Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
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1. Instruct the UAP to obtain the blood glucose level.
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2. Have the client drink eight (8) ounces of orange juice.
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3. Go to the client's room and assess the client for hypoglycemia.
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4. Prepare to administer one (1) ampule 50% dextrose
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intravenously. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3 |\ |\ |\ |\
The nurse at a freestanding health care clinic is caring for a 56-
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year-old male client who is homeless and is a type 2 diabetic
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controlled with insulin. Which action is an example of client
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advocacy?
1. Ask the client if he has somewhere he can go and live.
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2. Arrange for someone to give him insulin at a local homeless
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shelter.
3. Notify Adult Protective Services about the client's situation.
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4. Ask the HCP to take the client off insulin because he is
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homeless. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2 |\ |\ |\ |\
The nurse is developing a care plan for the client diagnosed with
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type 1 diabetes. The nurse identifies the problem "high risk for
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hyperglycemia related to noncompliance with the medication |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
questions with correct answers |\ |\ |\
An 18-year-old female client, 5′4′′ tall, weighing 113 kg, comes to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the clinic for a nonhealing wound on her lower leg, which she
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
has had for two (2) weeks. Which disease process should the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nurse suspect the client has developed?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1. Type 1 diabetes.
|\ |\ |\
2. Type 2 diabetes.
|\ |\ |\
3. Gestational diabetes.
|\ |\
4. Acanthosis nigricans. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2
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The client diagnosed with type 1 diabetes has a glycosylated
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hemoglobin (A1c) of 8.1%. Which interpretation should the nurse
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
make based on this result?
|\ |\ |\ |\
1. This result is below normal levels.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. This result is within acceptable levels.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3. This result is above recommended levels.
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4. This result is dangerously high. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3
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The nurse administered 28 units of Humulin N, an intermediate-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
acting insulin, to a client diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 1600.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which intervention should the nurse implement?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1. Ensure the client eats the bedtime snack.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Determine how much food the client ate at lunch.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,3. Perform a glucometer reading at 0700.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. Offer the client protein after administering insulin. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1 |\
The nurse is discussing the importance of exercising with a client
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes whose diabetes is well controlled
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with diet and exercise. Which information should the nurse
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
include in the teaching about diabetes?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1. Eat a simple carbohydrate snack before exercising.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Carry peanut butter crackers when exercising.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3. Encourage the client to walk 20 minutes three (3) times a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
week.
4. Perform warmup and cool-down exercises. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔4 |\
The nurse is assessing the feet of a client with long-term type 2
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
diabetes. Which assessment data warrant immediate intervention
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
by the nurse?
|\ |\ |\
1. The client has crumbling toenails.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. The client has athlete's foot.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3. The client has a necrotic big toe.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. The client has thickened toenails. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3
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The home health nurse is completing the admission assessment
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for a 76-year-old client diagnosed with type 2 diabetes controlled
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with 70/30 insulin. Which intervention should be included in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
plan of care? |\ |\
,1. Assess the client's ability to read small print.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Monitor the client's serum PT level.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3. Teach the client how to perform a hemoglobin A1c test daily.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. Instruct the client to check the feet weekly. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1 |\
The client with type 2 diabetes controlled with biguanide oral
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
diabetic medication is scheduled for a computed tomography
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(CT) scan with contrast of the abdomen to evaluate pancreatic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
function. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1. Provide a high-fat diet 24 hours prior to test.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Hold the biguanide medication for 48 hours prior to test.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3. Obtain an informed consent form for the test.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. Administer pancreatic enzymes prior to the test. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔2 |\
The diabetic educator is teaching a class on diabetes type 1 and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is discussing sick-day rules. Which interventions should the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
diabetes educator include in the discussion? Select all that apply.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1. Take diabetic medication even if unable to eat the client's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
normal diabetic diet. |\ |\
2. If unable to eat, drink liquids equal to the client's normal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
caloric intake. |\
3. It is not necessary to notify the health-care provider if ketones
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
are in the urine.
|\ |\ |\
4. Test blood glucose levels and test urine ketones once a day
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and keep a record.
|\ |\ |\
, 5. Call the health-care provider if glucose levels are higher than
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
180 mg/dL. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1, 2, 5
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The client received 10 units of Humulin R, a fast-acting insulin, at
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
0700. At 1030 the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) tells the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nurse the client has a headache and is really acting "funny."
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1. Instruct the UAP to obtain the blood glucose level.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Have the client drink eight (8) ounces of orange juice.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3. Go to the client's room and assess the client for hypoglycemia.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. Prepare to administer one (1) ampule 50% dextrose
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
intravenously. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3 |\ |\ |\ |\
The nurse at a freestanding health care clinic is caring for a 56-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
year-old male client who is homeless and is a type 2 diabetic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
controlled with insulin. Which action is an example of client
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
advocacy?
1. Ask the client if he has somewhere he can go and live.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Arrange for someone to give him insulin at a local homeless
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
shelter.
3. Notify Adult Protective Services about the client's situation.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. Ask the HCP to take the client off insulin because he is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
homeless. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2 |\ |\ |\ |\
The nurse is developing a care plan for the client diagnosed with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
type 1 diabetes. The nurse identifies the problem "high risk for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hyperglycemia related to noncompliance with the medication |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
