36-70 Flashcards
Several hours after a meal,
a. The glucose levels will still be high
so the beta cells will continue to
secrete insulin
b. The glucose levels will be low so the
beta cells will no longer secrete
insulin
c. Insulin will continue to stimulate the
cells to take in glucose
d. The glucose levels will be low so the
alpha cells will continue to secrete
insulin
b. The glucose levels will be low so the
beta cells will no longer secrete
The role of insulin
Allow cells to take in glucose
In this type of diabetes, the cells in the Islets of Langerhans are defective.
TYPE I
The Islets of Langerhans are found in which of the following organ:
a. Stomach
b. Heart
c. Kidney
d. Pancreas
d. Pancreas
Insulin is secreted by the
Beta cells
The hormone calcitonin is secreted by the
parafollicular cells found in which gland?
Thyroid
Which of the following element is needed for thyroxin production?
Iodine
Goitre is used to describe the enlargement of the ___?
Thyroid
Goitre occurs because of deficiency of which substance in diet?
Iodine
A pair of genes that control two contrasting characters are called
Alleles
A pair of genes that control two
contrasting characters are the same, the
genotype is said to be
Homozygous
The bond formed between sodium (Na)
and chlorine (Cl) in sodium chloride (NaCl)
is referred to as
Ionis bond
The bond formed between hydrogen (H)
and oxygen (O) in water (H2O) molecule is
referred to as
Covalent bond
The bond that exist between water (H2O)
molecules is referred to as
Covalent bond
Using the principles of standard
precautions, the nurse would wear gloves
in what nursing interventions?
Providing oral hygiene
The nurse is preparing to take vital sign in an alert client admitted to the hospital with dehydration secondary to vomiting and diarrhea. What is the best method used to assess the client’s temperature?
Axillary
A nurse obtained a client’s pulse and found the rate to be above normal. The nurse document this finding as:
Tachycardia
Which of the following actions should the
nurse take to us a wide base support when assisting a client to get up in a chair?
b. Face the client, bend knees and
place hands on client’s forearm and lift
A client had oral surgery following a motor
vehicle accident. The nurse assessing the
client finds the skin flushed and warm.
Which of the following would be the best
method to take the client’s body
temperature?
Axillary
A client who is unconscious needs
frequent mouth care. When performing a
mouth care, the best position of a client is:
Side lying
A client is hospitalized for the first time,
which of the following actions ensure the
safety of the client?
Keep side rails up at all time
A walk-in client enters into the clinic with a
chief complaint of abdominal pain and
diarrhea. The nurse takes the client’s vital
sign hereafter. What phrase of nursing
process is being implemented here by the
nurse?
Assessment
It is best described as a systematic,
rational method of planning and providing
nursing care for the individual, families, group and community
Nursing Process
Exchange of gases takes place in which of
the following organ?
Lungs
The chamber of the heart that receives
oxygenated blood from the lungs is the:
Left atrium
A muscular enlarge pouch or sac that lies
slightly to the left which is used for
temporary storage of food…
Stomach
The ability of the body to defend itself
against scientific invading agent such as
bacteria, toxin, viruses and foreign body
Immunity
Hormone secreted by Islets of Langerhans
Insulin
It is a transparent membrane that focuses
the light that enters the eyes to the retina
Cornea
Which of the following is included in
Orem’s theory?
Maintenance of a sufficient intake of
air
Which of the following cluster of data
belong to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
a. Love and belonging
b. Physiologic needs
c. Self-actualization
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
This is characterized by severe symptoms
relatively of short duration.
Acute illness
Which of the following is the nurse’s role
in the health promotion?
Teach client to be effective health
consumer
It is described as a collection of people
who share some attributes of their lives.
Community
Five teaspoon is equivalent to how many
milliliters (ml)?
25 ml
