Exam 37: Care of Patients with Diabetes and Hypoglycemia

Type 2 diabetes cases compose approximately what percentage of all known cases of diabetes?

A patient asks the nurse if stress can be a potential cause of type 2 diabetes.Which response is most appropriate for the nurse to make?

Which statement(s)explain(s)a reason for weight loss in type 1 diabetics?

The nurse associates the type of diabetes with the characteristics that may be seen with the specific disease.Match the type of diabetes with the symptoms that are associated with it.(The options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Adult onset

The nurse notes that the HbA_1c level of an assigned patient demonstrated a drop from 9.4% to 5.4%.What can the nurse infer from these findings?

The nurse associates the type of diabetes with the characteristics that may be seen with the specific disease.Match the type of diabetes with the symptoms that are associated with it.(The options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Occurs during pregnancy

The nurse is reviewing the patient's prescribed insulin regimen.The nurse notes that the physician has ordered a long-lasting insulin.Which medication best meets this criteria?

The nurse associates the type of diabetes with the characteristics that may be seen with the specific disease.Match the type of diabetes with the symptoms that are associated with it.(The options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Little or no endogenous insulin

The patient comes to the emergency room complaining of abdominal pain.The nurse assesses dry,hot skin,fruity breath,and deep respirations.To which problem should the nurse attribute these findings?

The nurse associates the type of diabetes with the characteristics that may be seen with the specific disease.Match the type of diabetes with the symptoms that are associated with it.(The options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Rarely develops ketosis

The nurse is educating a patient with gestational diabetes.Which statement indicates that the patient needs additional teaching?

A long-term diabetic patient reports that he has been diagnosed with early cardiovascular disease.How does diabetes predispose the patient to cardiovascular complications?

Which factor(s)may cause diabetes mellitus (DM)?

The nurse is explaining the underlying pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes to a newly diagnosed patient.Which information accurately explains why the type 1 diabetic does not produce adequate insulin?

The nurse is caring for a patient with type 1 diabetes who is diaphoretic and clammy.The patient complains of hunger but denies pain.The nurse performs a bedside blood glucose check.What should the nurse do next?

The nurse is caring for a patient with ketosis.Which statement indicates that the patient correctly understands the phenomenon?