Exam 52: Nursing Management Diabetes Mellitus

Amitriptyline is prescribed for a diabetic client who has burning foot pain at night. Which of the following information should the nurse include when teaching the client about the new medication?

Which of the following laboratory values, noted by the nurse when reviewing the chart of a hospitalized client with diabetes, indicates the need for rapid assessment of the client?

The nurse is caring for a client with diabetes who received 34 units of NPH insulin at 7:00 18. The nurse is caring for a client with diabetes who received 34 units of NPH insulin at7:00 A.M. and is away from the nursing unit, awaiting diagnostic testing when lunch trays are distributed. Which of the following actions is best to prevent hypoglycemia?

The nurse has completed teaching a client with type 2 diabetes about taking gliclazide. Which of the following client statements indicate a need for additional teaching?

Which of the following hormones are considered as counter-regulatory hormones? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following client actions indicate a good understanding of the nurse's teaching about the use of an insulin pump?

The nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing the onset of symptoms of type 1 diabetes. Which of the following questions is best for the nurse to ask?

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first when teaching a client who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about home management of the disease?

The nurse is caring for a client with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes who has received diet instruction. Which of the following client statements indicate a need for additional instruction?

The nurse is preparing to assess a client who is pregnant and has no personal history of diabetes but does have a parent with diabetes. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take on this initial prenatal visit?

The home health nurse is providing teaching to a client and family about how to use glargine and regular insulin safely. Which of the following actions by the client indicates that the teaching has been successful?

The nurse is caring for a client who has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and has a nursing diagnosis of imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements. Which of the following client goals is most important?

The nurse is admitting a client with diabetic ketoacidosis. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse implement first?

The nurse is caring for a client with type 2 diabetes who has sensory neuropathy of the feet and legs and peripheral arterial disease. Which of the following information will the nurse include in client teaching?

A diagnosis of hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) is made for a client with type 2 diabetes who is brought to the emergency department in an unresponsive state. Which of the following actions should the nurse anticipate?

Which of the following actions is most important for the nurse to take in order to assist a client with diabetes to engage in moderate daily exercise?

The nurse is caring for a client with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus who asks the nurse what "type 2" means in relation to diabetes. Which of the following statements by the nurse about type 2 diabetes is correct?

The nurse obtains the following information about a client before administration of metformin. Which of the following findings indicate a need to contact the health care provider before giving the metformin?

Which of the following client teaching information is most important for the nurse to communicate to a client with gestational diabetes?