With Diabetes – Questions With Proper Solutions
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A nurse is preparing a 100 units of regular insulin in normal saline solution
continuous insulin infusion
for a child with diabetic
ketoacidosis and a blood
glucose level of 800 mg/dl.
Which solution is the most
appropriate at the
beginning of therapy?
An agitated, confused 10 to 15 g of a simple carbohydrate.
client arrives in the
emergency department.
The client's history includes
type 1 diabetes,
hypertension, and angina
pectoris. Assessment
reveals pallor, diaphoresis,
headache, and intense
hunger. A stat blood
glucose sample measures
42 mg/dl, and the client is
treated for an acute
hypoglycemic reaction.
After recovery, the nurse
teaches the client to treat
hypoglycemia by ingesting:
A nurse is providing dietary consuming a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet and
instructions to a client with avoiding fasting.
hypoglycemia. To control
hypoglycemic episodes,
the nurse should
recommend:
, Which instruction about "Always follow the same order when drawing the
insulin administration different insulins into the syringe."
should a nurse give to a
client?
A client with status Sweating, tremors, and tachycardia
asthmaticus requires
endotracheal intubation
and mechanical ventilation.
Twenty-four hours after
intubation, the client is
started on the insulin
infusion protocol. The nurse
must monitor the client's
blood glucose levels
hourly and watch for which
early signs and symptoms
associated with
hypoglycemia?
Which of the following is Humalog
the most rapid acting
insulin?
Glycosylated hemoglobin 2 months
reflects blood glucose
levels over which period of
time?
A male client, aged 42, is The client's consumption of carbohydrates
diagnosed with diabetes
mellitus. He visits the gym
regularly and is a
vegetarian. Which of the
following factors is
important when assessing
the client?
Lispro (Humalog) is an Rapid-acting
example of which type of
insulin?
The greatest percentage of Type 2
people have which type of
diabetes?