CAREGIVER COURSE STATE EXAM - PART 3
Caregivers giving insulin to residents may only do so: - Answers - Subcutaneously
When you are administering insulin, where would you administer it? - Answers - 2
inches from belly button
Another name for insulin reaction is - Answers - Hypoglycemia
Mrs. Jones has been diagnosed with insulin dependent diabetes. What care would you
NOT perform on her? - Answers - Clipping fingernails
Symptoms of hyperglycemia are caused by the body's inability to produce what? -
Answers - Insulin
Type 1 Diabetes is - Answers - Not curable
What are symptoms of Hypoglycemia: - Answers - Hunger, dizziness, headaches,
shaking
A possible complication of diabetes is: - Answers - Poor circulation
Mrs. Jackson is an insulin dependent diabetic. She has not eaten any of her breakfast.
As a nursing assistant you should - Answers - Report the information
Your home health client is diabetic. When you go to his home, you find him very
lethargic, but able to follow commands. He can't tell you when he last ate. You should
do what first? - Answers - Give him orange juice with sugar
Which of the following are symptoms commonly experienced by people who have
diabetes? - Answers - Excessive thirst, extreme hunger, frequent urination
Which of the following statements is true of diabetes? - Answers - People with
diabetes must be very careful about what they eat
The most common form of diabetes is: - Answers - Type 2 diabetes
The best way for a caregiver to provide foot care for a diabetic resident to - Answers -
Observe the feet regularly for signs of irritation
What kind of shoes are best for diabetic residents to wear? - Answers - Leather shoes
People with diabetes do not either produce enough __________ or it is not used
properly by the body - Answers - Insulin
, Insulin reaction can be caused by - Answers - Too little food
If a diabetic resident exhibits signs and symptoms of being cold and clammy, has
double vision, shallow breathing, and is hungry, the nursing assistant should: - Answers
- Report it to the charge nurse, immediately
A sign of the onset of diabetic ketoacidosis is breath that smells - Answers - Sweet
When drawing up 5 units of insulin you must first inject __________ into the vial -
Answers - 5 units of air
What type of PPE must be worn when collecting a blood sample - Answers - gloves
Medications that are administered via the mouth are called: - Answers - Oral
Medications
What is a hormone? - Answers - Substance produced in an organism and transported
in tissue fluids
A substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluid is called? -
Answers - A hormone
What is an injection? - Answers - The act of administering medication via a syringe into
the skin
Common injection sites are: - Answers - Abdomen and back of the arms
A unit is used to measure what type of medications? - Answers - Insulin
What part of the syringe goes into the body? - Answers - The needle
When starting a new medication, residents must be ______ for any reactions. -
Answers - Observed
What does RDA stand for? - Answers - Recommended Dietary Allowance
A sliding scale is? - Answers - Refers to the progressive increase in pre-meal or
nighttime insulin dose.
Where do sharps need to be disposed? - Answers - In a puncture resistant container
What must be disposed of in a sharps container? - Answers - Razor, Used needles,
Lancets
What color are most sharps containers? - Answers - Red
Caregivers giving insulin to residents may only do so: - Answers - Subcutaneously
When you are administering insulin, where would you administer it? - Answers - 2
inches from belly button
Another name for insulin reaction is - Answers - Hypoglycemia
Mrs. Jones has been diagnosed with insulin dependent diabetes. What care would you
NOT perform on her? - Answers - Clipping fingernails
Symptoms of hyperglycemia are caused by the body's inability to produce what? -
Answers - Insulin
Type 1 Diabetes is - Answers - Not curable
What are symptoms of Hypoglycemia: - Answers - Hunger, dizziness, headaches,
shaking
A possible complication of diabetes is: - Answers - Poor circulation
Mrs. Jackson is an insulin dependent diabetic. She has not eaten any of her breakfast.
As a nursing assistant you should - Answers - Report the information
Your home health client is diabetic. When you go to his home, you find him very
lethargic, but able to follow commands. He can't tell you when he last ate. You should
do what first? - Answers - Give him orange juice with sugar
Which of the following are symptoms commonly experienced by people who have
diabetes? - Answers - Excessive thirst, extreme hunger, frequent urination
Which of the following statements is true of diabetes? - Answers - People with
diabetes must be very careful about what they eat
The most common form of diabetes is: - Answers - Type 2 diabetes
The best way for a caregiver to provide foot care for a diabetic resident to - Answers -
Observe the feet regularly for signs of irritation
What kind of shoes are best for diabetic residents to wear? - Answers - Leather shoes
People with diabetes do not either produce enough __________ or it is not used
properly by the body - Answers - Insulin
, Insulin reaction can be caused by - Answers - Too little food
If a diabetic resident exhibits signs and symptoms of being cold and clammy, has
double vision, shallow breathing, and is hungry, the nursing assistant should: - Answers
- Report it to the charge nurse, immediately
A sign of the onset of diabetic ketoacidosis is breath that smells - Answers - Sweet
When drawing up 5 units of insulin you must first inject __________ into the vial -
Answers - 5 units of air
What type of PPE must be worn when collecting a blood sample - Answers - gloves
Medications that are administered via the mouth are called: - Answers - Oral
Medications
What is a hormone? - Answers - Substance produced in an organism and transported
in tissue fluids
A substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluid is called? -
Answers - A hormone
What is an injection? - Answers - The act of administering medication via a syringe into
the skin
Common injection sites are: - Answers - Abdomen and back of the arms
A unit is used to measure what type of medications? - Answers - Insulin
What part of the syringe goes into the body? - Answers - The needle
When starting a new medication, residents must be ______ for any reactions. -
Answers - Observed
What does RDA stand for? - Answers - Recommended Dietary Allowance
A sliding scale is? - Answers - Refers to the progressive increase in pre-meal or
nighttime insulin dose.
Where do sharps need to be disposed? - Answers - In a puncture resistant container
What must be disposed of in a sharps container? - Answers - Razor, Used needles,
Lancets
What color are most sharps containers? - Answers - Red
