The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the patient diagnosed with
hyperthyroidism? Select all that apply.
1. Anorexia
2. Heart rate 150 bpm
3. Hyperactive bowel sounds
4. Thinning hair
5. 10 pound weight loss over the past month - Correct Answers-2. Heart rate 150
bpm
3. Hyperactive bowel sounds
4. Thinning hair
5. 10 pound weight loss over the past month
A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus develops symptoms of hypoglycemia only
when the blood glucose level drops to 40 mg/dL. What is the recommended action
for this complication?
1. Raise glycemic targets
2. Cut the insulin dose in half
3. Add an extra snack to the meal plan
4. Eliminate the evening dose of insulin - Correct Answers-1. Raise glycemic
targets
What does the nurse teach the patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus to do in
advance of playing tennis?
,1. Drink 1 L of fluid
2. Measure blood glucose level
3. Eat one serving of carbohydrate
4. Take a dose of prescribed medication - Correct Answers-2. Measure blood
glucose level
The nurse is evaluating teaching provided to a patient with type 1 diabetes
mellitus. Which patient observation indicates that medication teaching has been
effective?
1. Uses a 1 mL syringe to measure insulin dose
2. Places a new injection an inch away from previous injection site
3. Inserts the needle at a 25 degree angle prior to injecting the medication
4. Provides an injection in the thigh after an abdominal injection in the morning -
Correct Answers-2. Places a new injection an inch away from the previous
injection site
During a home visit by the nurse with a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus,
which observation of the patient indicates the need for further teaching?
1. Exercising with a treadmill.
2. Walking barefoot in the backyard.
3. Eating one-half apple and cheese for a snack
4. Stated a weight loss of 2 pounds over the last month - Correct Answers-2.
Walking barefoot in the backyard
The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the patient diagnosed with
type 1 diabetes mellitus? Select all that apply.
1. Weight gain
2. Sweating
3. Extreme hunger
4. Excessive thirst
,5. Large volume of urine output - Correct Answers-3. Extreme hunger
4. Excessive thrist
5. Large volume of urine output
The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations of a patient diagnosed with
type 2 diabetes mellitus? Select all that apply.
1. Fatigue
2. Muscle cramps
3. Visual disturbances
4. Poor wound healing
5. Recurrent infections - Correct Answers-1. Fatigue
3. Visual disturbances
4. Poor wound healing
5. Recurrent infections
The nurse correlates diminished adaptive immune responses with which of the
following? Select all that apply.
1. Decreased peripheral B cells
2. Decreased antibody response
3. Decreased peripheral T cells
4. Decreased phagocytic capacity
5. Decreased eosinophils - Correct Answers-1. Decreased peripheral B cells
2. Decreased antibody response
3. Decreased peripheral T cells
The nurse assesses for which of the following lab results with a decreased
humoral mediated immune response? Select all that apply.
1. Decreased peripheral T cells
2. Decreased antibody response
3. Increased antibodies
, 4. Increased dendritic cells
5. Increased leukocytes - Correct Answers-2. Decreased antibody response
The nurse includes which of the following in the past medical history evaluating
the immune response. Select all that apply.
1. Recurrent infections
2. Chronic illness
3. Dietary history
4. History of fractures
5. Medication history - Correct Answers-1. Recurrent infections
2. Chronic illness
5. Medication history
The nurse understands which of the following is an important component of the
innate immune response?
1. Skin
2. T Cells
3. B Cells
4. Teeth - Correct Answers-1. Skin
The nurse understands that immunity acquired by an infant through his or her
mother is an example of which type of immunity?
1. Cell-mediated immunity
2. Humoral-mediated immunity
3. Adaptive immunity
4. Passive immunity - Correct Answers-4. Passive immunity
Central lymphoid organs include which of the following?
1. Spleen and tonsils
2. Bone marrow and lymph nodes
hyperthyroidism? Select all that apply.
1. Anorexia
2. Heart rate 150 bpm
3. Hyperactive bowel sounds
4. Thinning hair
5. 10 pound weight loss over the past month - Correct Answers-2. Heart rate 150
bpm
3. Hyperactive bowel sounds
4. Thinning hair
5. 10 pound weight loss over the past month
A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus develops symptoms of hypoglycemia only
when the blood glucose level drops to 40 mg/dL. What is the recommended action
for this complication?
1. Raise glycemic targets
2. Cut the insulin dose in half
3. Add an extra snack to the meal plan
4. Eliminate the evening dose of insulin - Correct Answers-1. Raise glycemic
targets
What does the nurse teach the patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus to do in
advance of playing tennis?
,1. Drink 1 L of fluid
2. Measure blood glucose level
3. Eat one serving of carbohydrate
4. Take a dose of prescribed medication - Correct Answers-2. Measure blood
glucose level
The nurse is evaluating teaching provided to a patient with type 1 diabetes
mellitus. Which patient observation indicates that medication teaching has been
effective?
1. Uses a 1 mL syringe to measure insulin dose
2. Places a new injection an inch away from previous injection site
3. Inserts the needle at a 25 degree angle prior to injecting the medication
4. Provides an injection in the thigh after an abdominal injection in the morning -
Correct Answers-2. Places a new injection an inch away from the previous
injection site
During a home visit by the nurse with a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus,
which observation of the patient indicates the need for further teaching?
1. Exercising with a treadmill.
2. Walking barefoot in the backyard.
3. Eating one-half apple and cheese for a snack
4. Stated a weight loss of 2 pounds over the last month - Correct Answers-2.
Walking barefoot in the backyard
The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the patient diagnosed with
type 1 diabetes mellitus? Select all that apply.
1. Weight gain
2. Sweating
3. Extreme hunger
4. Excessive thirst
,5. Large volume of urine output - Correct Answers-3. Extreme hunger
4. Excessive thrist
5. Large volume of urine output
The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations of a patient diagnosed with
type 2 diabetes mellitus? Select all that apply.
1. Fatigue
2. Muscle cramps
3. Visual disturbances
4. Poor wound healing
5. Recurrent infections - Correct Answers-1. Fatigue
3. Visual disturbances
4. Poor wound healing
5. Recurrent infections
The nurse correlates diminished adaptive immune responses with which of the
following? Select all that apply.
1. Decreased peripheral B cells
2. Decreased antibody response
3. Decreased peripheral T cells
4. Decreased phagocytic capacity
5. Decreased eosinophils - Correct Answers-1. Decreased peripheral B cells
2. Decreased antibody response
3. Decreased peripheral T cells
The nurse assesses for which of the following lab results with a decreased
humoral mediated immune response? Select all that apply.
1. Decreased peripheral T cells
2. Decreased antibody response
3. Increased antibodies
, 4. Increased dendritic cells
5. Increased leukocytes - Correct Answers-2. Decreased antibody response
The nurse includes which of the following in the past medical history evaluating
the immune response. Select all that apply.
1. Recurrent infections
2. Chronic illness
3. Dietary history
4. History of fractures
5. Medication history - Correct Answers-1. Recurrent infections
2. Chronic illness
5. Medication history
The nurse understands which of the following is an important component of the
innate immune response?
1. Skin
2. T Cells
3. B Cells
4. Teeth - Correct Answers-1. Skin
The nurse understands that immunity acquired by an infant through his or her
mother is an example of which type of immunity?
1. Cell-mediated immunity
2. Humoral-mediated immunity
3. Adaptive immunity
4. Passive immunity - Correct Answers-4. Passive immunity
Central lymphoid organs include which of the following?
1. Spleen and tonsils
2. Bone marrow and lymph nodes
