Nur 176 Final Review Exam With Solved Solutions 2024.

You have a patient that comes to the ER blood sugar 602, breathing deeply, ketos in their urine. What would you think the next test be? - Answer Blood Gases you want to see if they have DKA Your giving insulin. Can you mix Novolin R and Novolin N? - Answer No, they have to go into separate syringes, one is long and one is short When your drawling up insulin what do you have to do first? - Answer Put air in the cloudy first You're working in a long term care facility. Report from the night shift nurse that a patient is really thirsty, peeing every hour and really restless. What would you do first? - Answer Check their blood sugar You have a patient come into the clinic who is 24 years old. She getting ready to go on a cruise, she's a diabetic. She's coming in for a check up and states that she does not have hair growing on her legs anymore. Should you be concerned? - Answer Yes, means poor circulation Creatinine normal range - Answer 0.6-1.2 BUN normal range - Answer 10-20 Your patient has a subdural hematoma receiving mannitol. How to know is mannitol is working? - Answer Input and output, you want to make sure what is coming in is coming out 60 year old patient has diabetes type 2, her blood glucose is 290 before breakfast. What symptoms would you expect to see? - Answer - Polydipsia - Excessive thirst - Polyuria - Excessive urinating - Polyphagia - Excessive hunger