Diabetes Nursing Quiz: Nsg 353 Diabetes Mellitus
Are you preparing for nursing? Take this diabetes nursing quiz: NSG 353 diabetes mellitus to check how well you know about its treatment. Diabetes is a health condition in which the body is unable to produce the hormone insulin, which helps in the regulation and control of glucose. This quiz tests how much you know about this disease, its symptoms, and its treatment. You can share the quiz with other nursing aspirants also, who can learn and practice with these questions. All the best!
- 1.The nurse enters a diabetic patient's room at 11:30 and notices that the patient is diaphoretic, tachycardic, anxious, states she is hungry, and doesn't remember where she is. This patient is most likely showing signs of what?
- A.
Hyperglycemic
- B.
Hypoglycemic
- C.
Diabetic ketoacidosis
- D.
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic noketotic coma
- 2.The nurse's first action upon finding a patient with mild hypoglycemia is to
- A.
Call the rapid response team
- B.
Give 1 mg of glucagon
- C.
Give 10-15 g of CHO or Orange juice
- D.
Give insulin
- 3.A patient with severe hypoglycemia arrives at the ED unconscious by ambulance. The nurse would first
- A.
Give regular insulin by IV
- B.
Give NPH by IV
- C.
Give 10-15 g CHO or Orange juice
- D.
Give 1 mg glucagon
- 4.A patient arrives at the ED with a blood sugar of 578, serum osmolarity of 300, pH of 7.3, severe thirst, dehydration, and confusion. The patient is breathing rapidly and has a fruity breath smell. This patient has symptoms of
- A.
Diabetic ketoacidosis
- B.
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic noketotic coma
- C.
Hypoglycemia
- D.
Diabetic neuropathy
- 5.The nurse enters a patient's room and sees the patient breathing rapidly with a fruity breath smell. This is known as
- A.
Trousseau's
- B.
Cullen's
- C.
Kussmaul's
- D.
Bitot's
- 6.The diabetic patient's lab work comes back with a pH of 7.4, serum blood sugar of 950, serum osmolarity of 460, pCO2 of 35, HCO3 of 25. The patient is confused and dehydrated. This patient is showing signs and symptoms of
- A.
Diabetic ketoacidosis
- B.
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic noketotic coma
- C.
Hypoglycemia
- D.
Diabetic neuropathy
- 7.A urine test in an undiagnosed diabetic may show
- A.
Glucose and ketones in the urine
- B.
glucose and high amounts of bilirubin in the urine
- C.
Ketones in the urine
- D.
ketones and adrenaline in the urine
- 8.The newly diagnosed diabetic patient asks the nurse why he needs to check his feet every day. The nurse's best response is
- A.
To prevent leg amputation.
- B.
To check for any cuts, sores, or dry cracked skin so they can be treated early to prevent infection or gangrene.
- C.
To see if they hurt.
- D.
You just need to do it.
- 9.What are the microvascular complications of uncontrolled diabetes?
- A.
Delayed gastric emptying
- B.
Diarrhea
- C.
Glomuerular injury
- D.
Bleeding of retinal caplillaries
- E.
Numbness of feet
- F.
Impotence
- 10.What are Macrovascular complications of uncontrolled diabetes?
- A.
Pain in lower legs
- B.
Hyperlipidemia
- C.
Impotence
- D.
Ischemic heart disease
- E.
Aortic disection
- 11.What is the number one complication of diabetes?
- A.
Diabetic ketoacidosis
- B.
Obesity
- C.
Hypertension
- D.
Cardiovascular disease
- 12.Which are the potential complications of diabetes?
- A.
Amputations (BKA)
- B.
Edema
- C.
Hyperthyroidism
- D.
Retinopathy
- E.
Cardio neuropathy
- F.
Arteriosclerosis
- 13.A nurse is providing a bedtime snack to his patient. It is based on the knowledge that intermediate-acting insulins are effective for a duration of:
- A.
6-8 hours
- B.
10-14 hours
- C.
14-18 hours
- D.
24-48 hours
- 14.The nurse admits a patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse must expect the following symptoms during an assessment, except:
- A.
Ketonuria
- B.
Hypoglycemia
- C.
Frequent bruising
- D.
Dry mouth
- 15.A patient with a diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is being treated in the Emergency Room. Which finding would a nurse be expecting to note as confirming the diagnosis?
- A.
Increased respiration and an increase in pH.
- B.
Decreased urine output
- C.
Elevated blood glucose level and a low plasma bicarbonate
- D.
Comatose state
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