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RASMUSSEN MDC II FINAL EXAM LATEST
2024/2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS(100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS)ALREADY GRADED A+
A clients blood glucose level is 275 mg/dL. The client is
about to eat breakfast. Per sliding scale, the nurse
administers 8 units of regular human insulin
subcutaneously at 0900,. The nurse knows the client is
most at risk for hypoglycemia at what time?
A) 1130
B) 0830
C) 1530
D) 1430 - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A) 1130
The nurse is caring for a 56-yr old female with a small
bowel obstruction. The nurse should question which of the
following orders preoperatively?
A) Morphine intravenously for pain
B) Nasogastric tube to low-intermittent wall suction
C) Intravenous maintenance fluids
D) Bland diet - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ D) Bland diet
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The nurse knows which of the therapeutic response to
hydrocortisone for Addisonian crisis?
A) Weight gain
B) No signs of pitting edema
C) Increased urine output
D) Client is alert and oriented with improved lethargy -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ D) Client is alert and oriented with
improved lethargy
A nurse is teaching a client with diabetes mellitus who
asks "why is it necessary to maintain my blood glucose
levels to no lower than about 60 mg/dL?" How would
you respond?
A) Glucose is the only fuel used by the body to produce
the energy it needs
B) Your brain needs a constant supply of glucose
because it cannot store it
C) Without a minimum level of glucose, your body does
not make red blood cells
D) Glucose in the blood prevents the formation of lactic
acid and prevents acidosis - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B)
Your brain needs a constant supply of glucose because it
cannot store it
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A nurse caring for a client diagnosed with thyroid
cancer. Which of the following lab results will validate
these findings?
A) Increased serum calcium levels
B) Increased serum phosphorus levels
C) Increased serum thyroglobulin level
D) Decreased serum thyroglobulin level - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ C) Increased serum thyroglobulin level
A nurse cares for a client with chronic hypercortisolism.
What action would the nurse take to prevent infection?
A) Wash hands when entering room
B) Keep the client in airborne isolation
C) Observe the client for weight gain
D) Asses the client's daily chest x-ray - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A) Wash hands when entering room
The nurse identifies which lab result is consistent with a
client's diagnosis of hyperthyroidism?
A) Decreased serum T3 and T4 levels
B) Elevated serum thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
level
C) Decreased radioactive iodine uptake
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D) Increased serum T3 and T4 levels - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ D) Increased serum T3 and T4 levels
A nurse assesses a client with a 15-year history of type
2 diabetes with peripheral neuropathy. What action
would the nurse take first?
A) Document the finding in the client's chart
B) Compare extremities for deficiencies
C) Perform a focused foot assessment
D) Notify the healthcare provider - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ B) Compare extremities for deficiencies
Continuous muscle spasms in a client with
hypoparathyroidism are related to which condition?
A) Nerve damage
B) Seizures
C) Tetany
D) Decreased potassium - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ C)
Tetany
A nurse is caring for a client recently diagnosed with
Addison's crisis. Which of the following signs and
symptoms are consistent with this diagnosis?
RASMUSSEN MDC II FINAL EXAM LATEST
2024/2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS(100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS)ALREADY GRADED A+
A clients blood glucose level is 275 mg/dL. The client is
about to eat breakfast. Per sliding scale, the nurse
administers 8 units of regular human insulin
subcutaneously at 0900,. The nurse knows the client is
most at risk for hypoglycemia at what time?
A) 1130
B) 0830
C) 1530
D) 1430 - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A) 1130
The nurse is caring for a 56-yr old female with a small
bowel obstruction. The nurse should question which of the
following orders preoperatively?
A) Morphine intravenously for pain
B) Nasogastric tube to low-intermittent wall suction
C) Intravenous maintenance fluids
D) Bland diet - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ D) Bland diet
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The nurse knows which of the therapeutic response to
hydrocortisone for Addisonian crisis?
A) Weight gain
B) No signs of pitting edema
C) Increased urine output
D) Client is alert and oriented with improved lethargy -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ D) Client is alert and oriented with
improved lethargy
A nurse is teaching a client with diabetes mellitus who
asks "why is it necessary to maintain my blood glucose
levels to no lower than about 60 mg/dL?" How would
you respond?
A) Glucose is the only fuel used by the body to produce
the energy it needs
B) Your brain needs a constant supply of glucose
because it cannot store it
C) Without a minimum level of glucose, your body does
not make red blood cells
D) Glucose in the blood prevents the formation of lactic
acid and prevents acidosis - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B)
Your brain needs a constant supply of glucose because it
cannot store it
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A nurse caring for a client diagnosed with thyroid
cancer. Which of the following lab results will validate
these findings?
A) Increased serum calcium levels
B) Increased serum phosphorus levels
C) Increased serum thyroglobulin level
D) Decreased serum thyroglobulin level - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ C) Increased serum thyroglobulin level
A nurse cares for a client with chronic hypercortisolism.
What action would the nurse take to prevent infection?
A) Wash hands when entering room
B) Keep the client in airborne isolation
C) Observe the client for weight gain
D) Asses the client's daily chest x-ray - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A) Wash hands when entering room
The nurse identifies which lab result is consistent with a
client's diagnosis of hyperthyroidism?
A) Decreased serum T3 and T4 levels
B) Elevated serum thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
level
C) Decreased radioactive iodine uptake
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D) Increased serum T3 and T4 levels - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ D) Increased serum T3 and T4 levels
A nurse assesses a client with a 15-year history of type
2 diabetes with peripheral neuropathy. What action
would the nurse take first?
A) Document the finding in the client's chart
B) Compare extremities for deficiencies
C) Perform a focused foot assessment
D) Notify the healthcare provider - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ B) Compare extremities for deficiencies
Continuous muscle spasms in a client with
hypoparathyroidism are related to which condition?
A) Nerve damage
B) Seizures
C) Tetany
D) Decreased potassium - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ C)
Tetany
A nurse is caring for a client recently diagnosed with
Addison's crisis. Which of the following signs and
symptoms are consistent with this diagnosis?
