NUR 176 Exam 1 With 100% Correct Questions and Answers 2024.
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NUR 176
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NUR 176
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 syr...
NUR 176 Exam 1 With 100% Correct Questions and Answers
2024.
9 EXAM SETS
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
Patient newly diagnosed with diabetes. And you want to teach him about foot care. What will
you teach him? - Answer- - No lotion in between toes
- Check feet daily
- Wear proper shoes and socks
- Can cut toe nails as long as it is straight across
- Warm water not hot water
Patient has diabetes type 2 and they are complaining of shaking, blurred vision, racing heart.
What are you doing to do? - Answer- Check blood sugar
12 year old no history of diabetes. But has a family history of diabetes, you find that their
blood sugar is 390, has frequent urination, hot/flushed. What orders would you expect the
doctor to give you? - Answer- - GAD test
- Sliding Scale of Insulin
1 1/2 year old that was admitted, newly diagnose with diabetes. What symptoms would you
expect to see? - Answer- - Frequent urinations
- Weight lost - body is burning protein instead of fat
- Thirst
Type 1 diabetic that has signs of negative reaction to insulin. What does that mean? - Answer-
The body is not absorbing the insulin
What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? - Answer- - Weakness
,- Irritability
- Trimers
- Hunger
- Impaired Vision
Patient had a stroke what kind of things would you educate this person on to decrease their
risk factors for another stroke? - Answer- - Monitor B/P
- Diet and Exercise
- Reduce Stress
- No Smoking
Patient has metabolic syndrome. What is metabolic syndrome? - Answer- Cluster of diseases,
that put at risk for diabetes like hypertension, heart failure
Patient has metabolic syndrome and their HDL is 25, triglyceride 320. What would you expect
the doctor to ask you to assess farther? - Answer- - Blood Glucose
- At risk for insulin resistance
Patient has type 2 diabetes, what diagnostic test your you expect? - Answer- - Lipds
- A1C
- Glucose Tolerance
- Fasting Blood Glucose Test
Patient has diabetes type 2 and the patient says my fasting blood sugar is staying at 102
regularly, has lost weight due to dieting and exercising, doctor delicates eyes during visits. Is
that a good thing or a bad thing? - Answer- Good
What is Lovenox used for and how do we give it? - Answer- Blood thinner, given
subcutaneously (subq)
, Side effects monitoring for when on Lovenox? - Answer- - Bleeding
- Bruising
- Bleeding of the gums
- Blood in the stool and urine
Interventions for Lovenox - Answer- - Soft tooth brush
- Use electric razor
- Let them know they are spectacle for easy bruising
Patient diabetic type 2 their hemoglobin A1C is 10.2. What are you doing to teach this patient
to help them be complaint? - Answer- - Diet and exercise
- Taking their blood sugars at home regularly
- Take their medication as prescribed
- Decrease in crabs and sugars
- Eat at same time everyday
- Check blood sugar before exercise
- Stress, Surgery and Steroids will increase sugars
Symptoms of increased intracranial pressure - Answer- - Headache
- Blurry Vision / Diplopa
- Change in LOC
How to position a patient with increased intracranial pressure? - Answer- - Head of bed at a
30 degree angle
- Neck is in the neutral position
- Give oxygen if needed
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