ADULT HEALTH III EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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1. The nurse is administering lispro insulin. Based on the onset of action, how
long before breakfast should the nurse administer the injection?
A) 10 to 15 minutes
B) 30 to 40 minutes
C) 1 to 2 hours
D) 3 hours: -CORRECT ANSWER-: A
2. An older adult patient that has type 2 diabetes comes to the emergency
department with second-degree burns to the bottom of both feet and states,
"I didn't feel too hot but my feet must have been too close to the heater." What
does the nurse understand is most likely the reason for the decreasonane in
temperature sensation?
A) Sudomotor neuropathy
B) Peripheral neuropathy
C) Autonomic neuropathy
D) A faulty heater: -CORRECT ANSWER-: B
3. A client is receiving insulin lispro at 7:30 AM. The nurse ensures that the client
has breakfast by which time?
A) 7:45 AM
B) 8:15 AM
C) 8:30 AM
D) 8:00 AM: -CORRECT ANSWER-: A
4. A client who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 14 years ago is admitted to
, the medical-surgical unit with abdominal pain. On admission, the client's blood
glucose level is 470 mg/dl. Which finding is most likely to accompany this blood
glucose level?
A) Slow, shallow respirations
B) Arm and leg trembling
C) Cool, moist skin
D) Rapid, thready pulse: -CORRECT ANSWER-: A
5. A nurse expects to note an elevated serum glucose level in a client with hyper
osmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS). Which other laboratory
f
inding should the nurse anticipate?
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A) Serum ketone bodies
B) Serum alkalosis
C) Below-normal serum potassium level
D) Elevated serum acetone level: -CORRECT ANSWER-: C
6. A patient is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What clinical characteristics does
the nurse expect to see in this patient? Select all that apply.
A) Older than 65 years of age
B) Little endogenous insulin
C) Ketosis-prone
D) Obesity at diagnoses
E) Younger than 30 years of age: -CORRECT ANSWER-: B,C,E
7. A female patient comes into a clinic and is diagnosed with a UTI. Which of
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1. The nurse is administering lispro insulin. Based on the onset of action, how
long before breakfast should the nurse administer the injection?
A) 10 to 15 minutes
B) 30 to 40 minutes
C) 1 to 2 hours
D) 3 hours: -CORRECT ANSWER-: A
2. An older adult patient that has type 2 diabetes comes to the emergency
department with second-degree burns to the bottom of both feet and states,
"I didn't feel too hot but my feet must have been too close to the heater." What
does the nurse understand is most likely the reason for the decreasonane in
temperature sensation?
A) Sudomotor neuropathy
B) Peripheral neuropathy
C) Autonomic neuropathy
D) A faulty heater: -CORRECT ANSWER-: B
3. A client is receiving insulin lispro at 7:30 AM. The nurse ensures that the client
has breakfast by which time?
A) 7:45 AM
B) 8:15 AM
C) 8:30 AM
D) 8:00 AM: -CORRECT ANSWER-: A
4. A client who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 14 years ago is admitted to
, the medical-surgical unit with abdominal pain. On admission, the client's blood
glucose level is 470 mg/dl. Which finding is most likely to accompany this blood
glucose level?
A) Slow, shallow respirations
B) Arm and leg trembling
C) Cool, moist skin
D) Rapid, thready pulse: -CORRECT ANSWER-: A
5. A nurse expects to note an elevated serum glucose level in a client with hyper
osmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS). Which other laboratory
f
inding should the nurse anticipate?
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A) Serum ketone bodies
B) Serum alkalosis
C) Below-normal serum potassium level
D) Elevated serum acetone level: -CORRECT ANSWER-: C
6. A patient is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What clinical characteristics does
the nurse expect to see in this patient? Select all that apply.
A) Older than 65 years of age
B) Little endogenous insulin
C) Ketosis-prone
D) Obesity at diagnoses
E) Younger than 30 years of age: -CORRECT ANSWER-: B,C,E
7. A female patient comes into a clinic and is diagnosed with a UTI. Which of
