Reference no: EM133913156

Questions

1. The home health nurse is reviewing the older adult's medication and see that naproxen is prescribed which question is the nurse most likely to ask in order assess for adverse effects?

A. "Have you had any gastric discomfort vomitin, bleeding or bruising?"

B. "Are You experiencing constipation, itching or excessive sleepiness?"

C. Do you notice dry mouth, dizziness mental clouding or weight gain?"

D. have you noticed unusual fatigue, restlessness, or fee depression?

2. Which finding in the patients history should the nurse recognizes as a major risk factor for type II diabetes mellitus

a. Weight loss

b. Physical inactivity

c. Smoking

d. Pancreatic cancer

3. The nurse is treating an alert client with a blood sugar of if 52 mg/dL the nurse gives the client 4 ounces of orange juice. what action should the nurse take next?

a. Place the patient in the side-laying position

b. Wait 15 minutes

c. Give 15 mg of carbohydrates

d. Recheck glucose

4. Which of the following lab results indicates prediabetes

a. Fasting blood glucose of 132 mg/dL

b. Casual blood glucose of 142 mg/dL

c. oral glucose tolerance of 122 mg/dL

d. A1C of 5.9%

5. The nurse is caring for a patient in debate ketoacidosis who is being treated with intervenors normal saline and insulin. which manifestation should the nurse immediately report to the primary care provider?

a. Muscle weakness

b. Thirst

c. Polyuria

d. Headache

6. The nurse is planning care for a client who is admitted to the hospital with chest pain. which of the following lab results would the nurse recognizes as most suggestive of a diagnosis diabetes?

a. Pre-prandial (before meal) fingers stick blood glucose of 134 mg/dL

b. Hemoglobin A1C of 8%

c. Casual fingers stick blood glucose of 126 mg/dL

d. Oral glucose tolerance test of 122 mg/dL at 2 hours

7. A 23- year old patient is found unresponsive with a respiratory rate of 6 per minute after a narcotic overdose. Which acid-base imbalance should the nurse anticipate?

a. Respiratory alkalosis

b. Respiratory acidosis

c. Metabolic acidosis

d. Metabolic alkalosis

8. The caregiver of a patient chronic illness Experience grief after death of the patient. the caregiver recalls positive memories of the deceased Patient, and the nurse noticed that the caregiver accepting the reality of the death of the patient what type of grief dose the nurse identify in the caregiver?

a. Prolonged grief disorder

b. Adaptive grief

c. Complicated grief

d. Anticipatory grief

9. The nurse should be alert for signs of _________ after administering insulin to the patient

a. Hyperglycemia

b. Hyponatremia

c. Hypernatremia

d. Hypoglycemia

10. A. nurse is caring for a patient who has dysrhythmias. Which laboratory result would the nurse expects to see for this patient?

a. Potassium 6.8 mEq/L

b. Hematocrit 40%

c. Sodium 165 mEq/L

d. Glucose 60mL/dL