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HESI ADULT HEALTH 2 ALL 4 VERSIONS (VERSION 1,2,3 AND 4)
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
which clinical finding supports the diagnosis of DKA?
a. nervousness and tachycardia
b. erythema toxicum rash and pruritus
c. diaphoresis and altered mental state
d. deep respirations and fruity odor to the breath - ANSWER-deep
respirations and fruity odor to the breath
which lab value supports the presence of diabetic ketoacidosis in
a client with type 1 diabetes?
a. decreased serum glucose levels
b. decreased serum calcium levels
c. increased blood urea nitrogen levels
d. increased serum bicarbonate levels - ANSWER-increased
blood urea nitrogen levels
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which info would the nurse include when teaching a type 2
diabetic controlled with oral anti diabetic medications who is
prescribed regular insulin when admitted for elective surgery?
a. you will need a higher serum glucose level while on bed rest
b. the stress of surgery may cause hypoglycemia
c. with insulin, dosage can be adjusted to your changing needs
during recovery from surgery
d. the possibility of surgical complications is greater when client
takes oral hypoglycemics - ANSWER-with insulin, dosage can be
adjusted to your changing needs during recovery from surgery
which eye problem is the leading cause of blindness in clients
with diabetes?
a. cataracts
b. glaucoma
c. retinopathy
d. astigmatism - ANSWER-retinopathy
which unique response is associated with DKA that is not
exhibited with HHNS?
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a. fluid loss
b. glycosuria
c. kussmaul respirations
d. increased blood glucose level - ANSWER-kussmaul
respirations
when obtaining a clients health history, which factor would the
nurse identify as predisposing the client to type 2 diabetes?
a. having diabetes insipidus
b. eating low cholesterol foods
c. being 20 pounds overweight
d. drinking a daily alcoholic beverage - ANSWER-being 20
pounds overweight
with which condition would the nurse associate the response of
diaphoresis, weakness and pallor at 3:30pm in a client with type 1
diabetes who receives 30 units of NPH insulin at 7am?
A. diabetic coma
b. HHNS
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c. DKA
d. hypoglycemic reaction - ANSWER-hypoglycemic reaction
a clients fasting plasma glucose levels are being evaluated. the
nurse identifies that the client is considered to be diabetic if the
results are within which range?
a. 2.2-3.3
b. 4.5-5.5
c. 5.6-6.9
d. 7-7.8 - ANSWER-7-7.8
which rationale explains why IV potassium is prescribed in
addition to regular insulin for clients in diabetic ketosis?
a. potassium loss occurs rapidly from diaphoresis present during
coma
b. potassium is carried with glucose to the kidneys to excreted in
the urine in increased amounts
c. potassium is quickly used up during the rapid series of
catabolic reactions stimulated by insulin and glucose
HESI ADULT HEALTH 2 ALL 4 VERSIONS (VERSION 1,2,3 AND 4)
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
which clinical finding supports the diagnosis of DKA?
a. nervousness and tachycardia
b. erythema toxicum rash and pruritus
c. diaphoresis and altered mental state
d. deep respirations and fruity odor to the breath - ANSWER-deep
respirations and fruity odor to the breath
which lab value supports the presence of diabetic ketoacidosis in
a client with type 1 diabetes?
a. decreased serum glucose levels
b. decreased serum calcium levels
c. increased blood urea nitrogen levels
d. increased serum bicarbonate levels - ANSWER-increased
blood urea nitrogen levels
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which info would the nurse include when teaching a type 2
diabetic controlled with oral anti diabetic medications who is
prescribed regular insulin when admitted for elective surgery?
a. you will need a higher serum glucose level while on bed rest
b. the stress of surgery may cause hypoglycemia
c. with insulin, dosage can be adjusted to your changing needs
during recovery from surgery
d. the possibility of surgical complications is greater when client
takes oral hypoglycemics - ANSWER-with insulin, dosage can be
adjusted to your changing needs during recovery from surgery
which eye problem is the leading cause of blindness in clients
with diabetes?
a. cataracts
b. glaucoma
c. retinopathy
d. astigmatism - ANSWER-retinopathy
which unique response is associated with DKA that is not
exhibited with HHNS?
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a. fluid loss
b. glycosuria
c. kussmaul respirations
d. increased blood glucose level - ANSWER-kussmaul
respirations
when obtaining a clients health history, which factor would the
nurse identify as predisposing the client to type 2 diabetes?
a. having diabetes insipidus
b. eating low cholesterol foods
c. being 20 pounds overweight
d. drinking a daily alcoholic beverage - ANSWER-being 20
pounds overweight
with which condition would the nurse associate the response of
diaphoresis, weakness and pallor at 3:30pm in a client with type 1
diabetes who receives 30 units of NPH insulin at 7am?
A. diabetic coma
b. HHNS
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c. DKA
d. hypoglycemic reaction - ANSWER-hypoglycemic reaction
a clients fasting plasma glucose levels are being evaluated. the
nurse identifies that the client is considered to be diabetic if the
results are within which range?
a. 2.2-3.3
b. 4.5-5.5
c. 5.6-6.9
d. 7-7.8 - ANSWER-7-7.8
which rationale explains why IV potassium is prescribed in
addition to regular insulin for clients in diabetic ketosis?
a. potassium loss occurs rapidly from diaphoresis present during
coma
b. potassium is carried with glucose to the kidneys to excreted in
the urine in increased amounts
c. potassium is quickly used up during the rapid series of
catabolic reactions stimulated by insulin and glucose
