NUR 170 Exam #3 Questions
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2025 A+
Which is the best referral that the community health nurse
can suggest to a client who has been newly diagnosed with
diabetes?
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
A client expresses fear and anxiety over the life changes
associated with diabetes, stating, "I am scared I can't do it all
and I will get sick and be a burden on my family." What is the
nurse's best response?
"Let's tackle it piece by piece. What is most scary to you?"
A client with type 2 diabetes controlled with Metformin is
recovering from surgery. The primary health care provider
has placed the client on insulin in addition to the metformin.
What is the nurse's best response about why the client needs
to take insulin?
Stress, such as surgery, increases blood glucose levels. You'll
need insulin to control your blood glucose temporarily."
A client newly diagnosed with diabetes is not ready to learn
diabetes control during the hospital stay. Which information
is the priority for the nurse to teach the client and the client's
family?
Causes and treatment of hypoglycemia
Insulin administration
,The nurse is teaching a client with newly diagnosed type 2
diabetes about the importance of weight control. Which
comment by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
"I will begin exercising for at least an hour a day."
Which of these clients with diabetes will the endocrine unit
charge nurse assign to an RN who has floated from the
labor/delivery unit?
A client who needs blood glucose monitoring and insulin before
each meal
The nurse working on a medical surgical endocrine unit has
just received change-of-shift report. Which client will the
nurse see first?
Client with type 1 diabetes whose insulin pump is beeping
"occlusion"
The nurse is teaching a client about the manifestations and
emergency management of hypoglycemia. Which response
by the client indicates a correct understanding of what to do
if the client feels hungry and shaky?
"I will eat three graham crackers."
The nurse caring for four clients with diabetes has these
activities to perform. Which activity is appropriate to
delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Perform a blood glucose check on a client who requires insulin.
A client with typically well controlled diabetes has a
glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) level of 9.4%. Which
response by the nurse is most appropriate?
"Have you been doing something differently?
The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a 52-
year-old client admitted with type 2 diabetes.Physical
AssessmentDiagnostic FindingsProvider PrescriptionsLungs
clearGlucose 179 mg/dL (9.9 mmol/L)Regular insulin 8 units
if blood glucose 250 to 275 mg/dL (13.9 to 15.3 mmol/L)Right
, great toe mottled and cold to touchHemoglobin A1c
6.9%Regular insulin 10 units if glucose 275 to 300 mg/dL
(15.3 to 16.7 mmol/L)Client states wears eyeglasses to
readAfter completing the above assessment, which
complication of diabetes does the nurse report to the primary
health care provider?
Decreased peripheral perfusion
A client with type 1 diabetes mellitus received regular insulin
at 7:00 a.m. The client will need to be monitored for
hypoglycemia at which time?
11:00 a.m.
The nurse in the endocrine clinic is providing education for a
client who has just been diagnosed with diabetes. Which
factor is most important for the nurse to assess before
providing instruction to the client about the disease and its
management?
Educational and literacy level
The intensive care nurse is caring for a client admitted in a
hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar state. Which of these
prescriptions made by the primary health care provider will
the nurse question?
1 ampule Sodium Bicarbonate IV now
The nurse is teaching a client with diabetes about proper foot
care. Which statement by the client indicates that teaching
was effective?
"I must inspect my shoes for foreign objects before putting them
on."
A client diagnosed with exacerbation of systemic sclerosis
(SSc) asks the nurse why a foot board and a bed cradle have
been placed on the bed. The nurse explains that they are
used for what purpose?
Promote comfort from Raynaud's phenomenon
and Answers Latest Versions
2025 A+
Which is the best referral that the community health nurse
can suggest to a client who has been newly diagnosed with
diabetes?
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
A client expresses fear and anxiety over the life changes
associated with diabetes, stating, "I am scared I can't do it all
and I will get sick and be a burden on my family." What is the
nurse's best response?
"Let's tackle it piece by piece. What is most scary to you?"
A client with type 2 diabetes controlled with Metformin is
recovering from surgery. The primary health care provider
has placed the client on insulin in addition to the metformin.
What is the nurse's best response about why the client needs
to take insulin?
Stress, such as surgery, increases blood glucose levels. You'll
need insulin to control your blood glucose temporarily."
A client newly diagnosed with diabetes is not ready to learn
diabetes control during the hospital stay. Which information
is the priority for the nurse to teach the client and the client's
family?
Causes and treatment of hypoglycemia
Insulin administration
,The nurse is teaching a client with newly diagnosed type 2
diabetes about the importance of weight control. Which
comment by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
"I will begin exercising for at least an hour a day."
Which of these clients with diabetes will the endocrine unit
charge nurse assign to an RN who has floated from the
labor/delivery unit?
A client who needs blood glucose monitoring and insulin before
each meal
The nurse working on a medical surgical endocrine unit has
just received change-of-shift report. Which client will the
nurse see first?
Client with type 1 diabetes whose insulin pump is beeping
"occlusion"
The nurse is teaching a client about the manifestations and
emergency management of hypoglycemia. Which response
by the client indicates a correct understanding of what to do
if the client feels hungry and shaky?
"I will eat three graham crackers."
The nurse caring for four clients with diabetes has these
activities to perform. Which activity is appropriate to
delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Perform a blood glucose check on a client who requires insulin.
A client with typically well controlled diabetes has a
glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) level of 9.4%. Which
response by the nurse is most appropriate?
"Have you been doing something differently?
The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a 52-
year-old client admitted with type 2 diabetes.Physical
AssessmentDiagnostic FindingsProvider PrescriptionsLungs
clearGlucose 179 mg/dL (9.9 mmol/L)Regular insulin 8 units
if blood glucose 250 to 275 mg/dL (13.9 to 15.3 mmol/L)Right
, great toe mottled and cold to touchHemoglobin A1c
6.9%Regular insulin 10 units if glucose 275 to 300 mg/dL
(15.3 to 16.7 mmol/L)Client states wears eyeglasses to
readAfter completing the above assessment, which
complication of diabetes does the nurse report to the primary
health care provider?
Decreased peripheral perfusion
A client with type 1 diabetes mellitus received regular insulin
at 7:00 a.m. The client will need to be monitored for
hypoglycemia at which time?
11:00 a.m.
The nurse in the endocrine clinic is providing education for a
client who has just been diagnosed with diabetes. Which
factor is most important for the nurse to assess before
providing instruction to the client about the disease and its
management?
Educational and literacy level
The intensive care nurse is caring for a client admitted in a
hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar state. Which of these
prescriptions made by the primary health care provider will
the nurse question?
1 ampule Sodium Bicarbonate IV now
The nurse is teaching a client with diabetes about proper foot
care. Which statement by the client indicates that teaching
was effective?
"I must inspect my shoes for foreign objects before putting them
on."
A client diagnosed with exacerbation of systemic sclerosis
(SSc) asks the nurse why a foot board and a bed cradle have
been placed on the bed. The nurse explains that they are
used for what purpose?
Promote comfort from Raynaud's phenomenon
