NUR 130 FINAL: METABOLISM 2025/26 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.
1. A patient with type 1 diabetes has told the nurse that his most recent urine
test for ketones was positive. What is the nurses most plausible conclusion
based on this assessment finding?
A) The patient should withhold his next scheduled dose of insulin.
B) The patient should promptly eat some protein and carbohydrates.
C) The patients insulin levels are inadequate.
D) The patient would benefit from a dose of metformin (Glucophage). Answer
-C
2. A patient presents to the clinic complaining of symptoms that suggest
diabetes. What criteria would support checking blood levels for the diagnosis
of diabetes?
A) Fasting plasma glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL
B) Random plasma glucose greater than 150 mg/dL
C) Fasting plasma glucose greater than 116 mg/dL on 2 separate occasions
D) Random plasma glucose greater than 126 mg/dL Answer - A
3. A patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is attending a nutrition class.
What general guideline would be important to teach the patients at this class?
A) Low fat generally indicates low sugar.
B) Protein should constitute 30% to 40% of caloric intake.
, C) Most calories should be derived from carbohydrates.
D) Animal fats should be eliminated from the diet. Answer - C
4. A nurse is providing health education to an adolescent newly diagnosed with
type 1 diabetes mellitus and her family. The nurse teaches the patient and
family that which of the following nonpharmacologic measures will decrease
the bodys need for insulin?
A) Adequate sleep
B) Low stimulation
C) Exercise
D) Low-fat diet Answer - C
5. A medical nurse is caring for a patient with type 1 diabetes. The patients
medication administration record includes the administration of regular insulin
three times daily. Knowing that the patients lunch tray will arrive at 11:45,
when should the nurse administer the patients insulin?
A) 10:45
B) 11:15
C) 11:45
D) 11:50 Answer - B
6. A patient has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The physician has
prescribed an oral antidiabetic agent that will inhibit the production of glucose
by the liver and thereby aid in the control of blood glucose. What type of oral
antidiabetic agent did the physician prescribe for this patient?
A) A sulfonylurea
B) A biguanide
C) A thiazolidinedione
D) An alpha glucosidase inhibitor Answer - B
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.
1. A patient with type 1 diabetes has told the nurse that his most recent urine
test for ketones was positive. What is the nurses most plausible conclusion
based on this assessment finding?
A) The patient should withhold his next scheduled dose of insulin.
B) The patient should promptly eat some protein and carbohydrates.
C) The patients insulin levels are inadequate.
D) The patient would benefit from a dose of metformin (Glucophage). Answer
-C
2. A patient presents to the clinic complaining of symptoms that suggest
diabetes. What criteria would support checking blood levels for the diagnosis
of diabetes?
A) Fasting plasma glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL
B) Random plasma glucose greater than 150 mg/dL
C) Fasting plasma glucose greater than 116 mg/dL on 2 separate occasions
D) Random plasma glucose greater than 126 mg/dL Answer - A
3. A patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is attending a nutrition class.
What general guideline would be important to teach the patients at this class?
A) Low fat generally indicates low sugar.
B) Protein should constitute 30% to 40% of caloric intake.
, C) Most calories should be derived from carbohydrates.
D) Animal fats should be eliminated from the diet. Answer - C
4. A nurse is providing health education to an adolescent newly diagnosed with
type 1 diabetes mellitus and her family. The nurse teaches the patient and
family that which of the following nonpharmacologic measures will decrease
the bodys need for insulin?
A) Adequate sleep
B) Low stimulation
C) Exercise
D) Low-fat diet Answer - C
5. A medical nurse is caring for a patient with type 1 diabetes. The patients
medication administration record includes the administration of regular insulin
three times daily. Knowing that the patients lunch tray will arrive at 11:45,
when should the nurse administer the patients insulin?
A) 10:45
B) 11:15
C) 11:45
D) 11:50 Answer - B
6. A patient has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The physician has
prescribed an oral antidiabetic agent that will inhibit the production of glucose
by the liver and thereby aid in the control of blood glucose. What type of oral
antidiabetic agent did the physician prescribe for this patient?
A) A sulfonylurea
B) A biguanide
C) A thiazolidinedione
D) An alpha glucosidase inhibitor Answer - B
