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NSG 4520 EXAM 1:Metabolism &
Homeostasis ATI Quiz
questions fully solved
& updated 2025
A nurse is teaching an older adult client who has diabetes mellitus about
preventing the long-term complications of retinopathy and nephropathy.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A) "Have an eye examination once per year."
B) "Examine your feet carefully every day."
C) "Wear compression stockings daily."
D) "Maintain stable blood glucose levels." - answer D) "Maintain stable
blood glucose levels."
A staff nurse is teaching a client who has Addison's disease about the
disease process. The client asks the nurse what causes Addison's disease.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) "It is caused by the lack of production of insulin by the pancreas."
,B) "It is caused by the lack of production of aldosterone by the adrenal
gland."
C) "It is caused by the overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary
gland."
D) "It is caused by the overproduction of parathormone by the parathyroid
gland." - answer B) "It is caused by the lack of production of aldosterone
by the adrenal gland."
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for regular insulin
and NPH insulin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching?
A) Keep the open vial of insulin at room temperature
B) Inject the insulin into a large muscle
C) Aspirate the medication prior to administration
D) Administer the insulin in two separate injections - answer A) Keep the
open vial of insulin at room temperature
A client who has Type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse, "why did I
develop diabetes?" Which of the following responses should the nurse
make?
A) "Your body is destroying the cells that secrete insulin."
B) "Your body has insulin resistance and decreased insulin secretion."
C) "An infection in your pancreas destroyed the cells that make insulin."
, D) "Your kidneys are not able to reabsorb water which leads to Type 2
diabetes mellitus." - answer B) "Your body has insulin resistance and
decreased insulin secretion."
A nurse is caring for a client who has end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Which of the following are expected findings? (SATA)
A) Slurred speech
B) Bone pain
C) Bradypnea
D) Pruritus
E) Hypotension - answer A) Slurred speech
B) Bone pain
D) Pruritus
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for potassium chloride
(KCL) 20 mEq PO daily. The nurse reviews the client's most recent
laboratory results and finds the client's potassium level is 5.2 mEq/L.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Give the ordered KCL as prescribed
B) Omit the KCL dose and document it was not given
C) Call the prescribing physician and inform her of the client's serum
potassium level results
D) Call the lab to verify the client's results - answer C) Call the prescribing
physician and inform her of the client's serum potassium level results
A nurse is caring for a client who has Cushing's syndrome. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse expect to perform? (SATA)
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