Rasmussen - MDC II Final Questions & Answers 100% Correct!

A clients blood glucose level is 275 mg/dL. The client is about to eat breakfast. Per sliding scale, the nurse administers 8 units of regular human insulin subcutaneously at 0900,. The nurse knows the client is most at risk for hypoglycemia at what time? A) 1130 B) 0830 C) 1530 D) 1430 - ANSWERSA) 1130 The nurse is caring for a 56-yr old female with a small bowel obstruction. The nurse should question which of the following orders preoperatively? A) Morphine intravenously for pain B) Nasogastric tube to low-intermittent wall suction C) Intravenous maintenance fluids D) Bland diet - ANSWERSD) Bland diet The nurse knows which of the therapeutic response to hydrocortisone for Addisonian crisis? A) Weight gain B) No signs of pitting edema C) Increased urine output D) Client is alert and oriented with improved lethargy - ANSWERSD) Client is alert and oriented with improved lethargy A nurse is teaching a client with diabetes mellitus who asks "why is it necessary to maintain my blood glucose levels to no lower than about 60 mg/dL?" How would you respond? A) Glucose is the only fuel used by the body to produce the energy it needs B) Your brain needs a constant supply of glucose because it cannot store it C) Without a minimum level of glucose, your body does not make red blood cells D) Glucose in the blood prevents the formation of lactic acid and prevents acidosis - ANSWERSB) Your brain needs a constant supply of glucose because it cannot store it A nurse caring for a client diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Which of the following lab results will validate these findings? A) Increased serum calcium levels B) Increased serum phosphorus levels C) Increased serum thyroglobulin level D) Decreased serum thyroglobulin level - ANSWERSC) Increased serum thyroglobulin level