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A group participant frequently reminds others of the group's main purpose.
What type of role is this person fulfilling?
A) Maintenance
B) Individual
C) Task ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) task
A patient with type 1 diabetes calls the clinic with complaints of nausea,
vomiting, and diarrhea. It is most important that the nurse advise the patient
to
a) Withhold the regular dose of insulin.
b) Drink cool fluids with high glucose content.
c) Check the blood glucose level every 2 to 4 hours.
d) Use a less strenuous form of exercise than usual until the illness
resolves. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) check BG level q 2-4
The nurse plans a class for patients who have newly diagnosed type 2
diabetes mellitus. Which goal is most appropriate?
a. Make all patients responsible for the management of their disease.
b. Involve the family and significant others in the care of these patients.
c. Enable the patients to become active participants in the management of
their disease.
,d. Provide the patients with as much information as soon as possible to
prevent complications. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) enable
the pts to become active participants in the mgmt of their disease
A patient screened for diabetes at a clinic has a fasting plasma glucose
level of 120 mg/dL (6.7 mmoL/L). Which statement by the nurse is best?
a. "You will develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years."
b. "You are at increased risk for developing DM."
c. "The test is normal, and diabetes is not a problem."
d. "The laboratory test result is positive for type 2 diabetes." ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b) "you are at an increased risk for
developing DM"
The nurse is caring for a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus who is
admitted for diabetic ketoacidosis. The nurse would expect which
laboratory test result?
a. Hypokalemia
b. Fluid overload
c. Hypoglycemia
d. Hyperphosphatemia ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
hypokalemia
In planning care for a patient with type 2 Diabetes admitted to the hospital
with pneumonia, the nurse recognizes the patient:
a) Must receive insulin therapy to prevent the development of ketoacidosis.
b) Has islet cell antibodies that have destroyed the ability of the pancreas
to produce insulin.
c) Has minimal or absent endogenous insulin secretion and requires daily
insulin injections.
d) May have sufficient endogenous insulin to prevent ketosis but is at risk
for development of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic coma. ---------
,CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d) May have sufficient endogenous
insulin to prevent ketosis but is at risk for development of hyperosmolar
hyperglycemic nonketotic coma.
In what phase of the cardiac cycle does blood flow to the coronary arteries?
A. Systole
B. Diastole
C. Asystole
D. Adiastole ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b) diastole
The left coronary artery arises from the aorta and divides into 2 main
branches: the left anterior descending artery and left circumflex artery.
These arteries supply which parts of the heart?
A. left atrium
B. left ventricle
C. interventricular septum
D. part of the right ventricle
E. all of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------e) all of the
above
What's a normal cardiac output per min?
A. 1-4 L
B. 2-6 L
C. 4-8 L
D. 6-10L ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) 4-8 L
What is the formula to calculate cardiac output (CO)?
A. HR x BP
, B. HR x SV
C. BPx CI
D. BP x SV ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. HR x SV
What can increase preload?
A. Hypovolemia
B. Hypertension
C. Rapid HR
D. Hypotension ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Hypertension
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among those over 65
years old.
A) True
B) False ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a) true
Many physiologic changes in the cardiovascular system of older adults are
a result of:
A. Lifestyle
B. Aging process
C. Disease
D. Environmental
E. All of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------E. All of the
above
Which statement would be correct for a patient with T2DM who was
admitted to the hospital with PNA?
a) pt must receive insulin therapy to prevent DKA
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