DM Flashcards
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).
C) The patients insulin levels are inadequate.
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
A) Fasting plasma glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL
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.
C) Most calories should be derived from carbohydrates.
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
C) Exercise
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?
10:45
11:15
11:45
11:50
11:15
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
B) A biguanide
A diabetes nurse educator is teaching a group of patients with type 1 diabetes about sick day rules. What guideline applies to periods of illness in a diabetic patient?
A) Do not eliminate insulin when nauseated and vomiting.
B) Report elevated glucose levels greater than 150 mg/dL.
C) Eat three substantial meals a day, if possible.
D) Reduce food intake and insulin doses in times of illness.
A) Do not eliminate insulin when nauseated and vomiting.
The nurse is discussing macrovascular complications of diabetes with a patient. The nurse would address
what
topic during this dialogue?
A) The need for frequent eye examinations for patients with diabetes
B) The fact that patients with diabetes have an elevated risk of myocardial infarction C) The relationship between kidney function and blood glucose levels
D) The need to monitor urine for the presence of albumin
B) The fact that patients with diabetes have an elevated risk of myocardial infarction
A school nurse is teaching a group of high school students about risk factors for diabetes. Which of the following actions has the greatest potential to reduce an individuals risk for developing diabetes?
A) Have blood glucose levels checked annually.
B) Stop using tobacco in any form.
C) Undergo eye examinations regularly.
D) Lose weight, if obese.
D) Lose weight, if obese.
A 15-year-old child is brought to the emergency department with symptoms of hyperglycemia and is
subsequently diagnosed with diabetes. Based on the fact that the childs pancreatic beta cells are being destroyed, the patient would be diagnosed with what type of diabetes?
A) Type 1 diabetes
B) Type 2 diabetes
C) Noninsulin-dependent diabetes
D) Prediabetes
A) Type 1 diabetes
