NUR 445 EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+/ARIZONA
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Which safety measure is the most important for the nurse to initiate for a patient with Cushings disease?
- CORRECT ANSWERS-using a lift sheet to change the patients position
glucose in the urine - CORRECT ANSWERS-glucosuria
what is measured by the HbgA1c test? - CORRECT ANSWERS-average blood glucose
concentration over time
What is most likely the cause of somogyi effect? - CORRECT ANSWERS-basal insulin injections
before bed without a snack
What is a key finding with DKA? - CORRECT ANSWERS-positive anion gap
If administering insulin to decrease hyperglycemia, what other medication is a priority to administer? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-sodium bicarbonate
a patient with Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic state will present with - CORRECT ANSWERS-
blood glucose level of 600 or higher and high serum osmolality
which has a higher mortality rate - HHS or DKA? - CORRECT ANSWERS-HHS
what may be present with a patient in DKA? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Kussmaul breathing,
stupor, smell of acetone
what insulin would you administer to provide a stable level of blood glucose? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-insulin glargine
, most common cause of DKA in adults - CORRECT ANSWERS-infection
the use of sodium bicarbonate to correct acidosis can precipitate a further drop in potassium levels -
CORRECT ANSWERS-true
anion gap should be between - CORRECT ANSWERS-4-12
What would be a positive response to insulin for a patient with DKA? - CORRECT ANSWERS-a
glucose level drop of 10% in the first hour of insulin administration
The following may be present in HHS? - CORRECT ANSWERS-thirst, tachycardia, hypotension
Would you expect to see polycythemia in a patient in HHS? - CORRECT ANSWERS-NO
What could possibly cause SIADH? - CORRECT ANSWERS-recent head injury
What labs are considered for SIADH? - CORRECT ANSWERS-sodium levels, chloride,
potassium (NOT mag)
The medication used to treat thyroid storm - CORRECT ANSWERS-methimazole
Which lab would show tertiary hyperthyroid and not graves - CORRECT ANSWERS-TSH of 8.5
patient with cushings disease is at risk for - CORRECT ANSWERS-infection
findings for cushings? - CORRECT ANSWERS-moon face, buffalo hump, truncal obesity,
thinning skin
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+/ARIZONA
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Which safety measure is the most important for the nurse to initiate for a patient with Cushings disease?
- CORRECT ANSWERS-using a lift sheet to change the patients position
glucose in the urine - CORRECT ANSWERS-glucosuria
what is measured by the HbgA1c test? - CORRECT ANSWERS-average blood glucose
concentration over time
What is most likely the cause of somogyi effect? - CORRECT ANSWERS-basal insulin injections
before bed without a snack
What is a key finding with DKA? - CORRECT ANSWERS-positive anion gap
If administering insulin to decrease hyperglycemia, what other medication is a priority to administer? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-sodium bicarbonate
a patient with Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic state will present with - CORRECT ANSWERS-
blood glucose level of 600 or higher and high serum osmolality
which has a higher mortality rate - HHS or DKA? - CORRECT ANSWERS-HHS
what may be present with a patient in DKA? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Kussmaul breathing,
stupor, smell of acetone
what insulin would you administer to provide a stable level of blood glucose? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-insulin glargine
, most common cause of DKA in adults - CORRECT ANSWERS-infection
the use of sodium bicarbonate to correct acidosis can precipitate a further drop in potassium levels -
CORRECT ANSWERS-true
anion gap should be between - CORRECT ANSWERS-4-12
What would be a positive response to insulin for a patient with DKA? - CORRECT ANSWERS-a
glucose level drop of 10% in the first hour of insulin administration
The following may be present in HHS? - CORRECT ANSWERS-thirst, tachycardia, hypotension
Would you expect to see polycythemia in a patient in HHS? - CORRECT ANSWERS-NO
What could possibly cause SIADH? - CORRECT ANSWERS-recent head injury
What labs are considered for SIADH? - CORRECT ANSWERS-sodium levels, chloride,
potassium (NOT mag)
The medication used to treat thyroid storm - CORRECT ANSWERS-methimazole
Which lab would show tertiary hyperthyroid and not graves - CORRECT ANSWERS-TSH of 8.5
patient with cushings disease is at risk for - CORRECT ANSWERS-infection
findings for cushings? - CORRECT ANSWERS-moon face, buffalo hump, truncal obesity,
thinning skin
