Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations A Quiz 7

A 24-year old graduate student recently diagnosed with Type I diabetes. The nurse is obtaining a health history form the client. The nurse should expect the client to mention symptoms associated with classis signs of diabetes such as:

A young adolescent recently diagnosed with Type I diabetes, when obtaining history, the nurse would expect to identify the presence of:

A 25 year-old gym instructor has been complaining of feeling tired and comes to the clinic for check-up. The client is diagnosed Type I diabetes. The nurse explains that the increase fatigue is the result of:

An obese client with type 2 diabetes is taking one oral tablet a day. The client asks the nurse if he needs to take an extra pill if he will be engaged in exercise.

A client newly diagnosed as having Type I diabetes. The nurse explain to the client that self-monitoring of blood glucose is preferred to urine glucose testing because it is:

A nurse is conducting a health teaching to a client with Type 2 diabetes. The nurse asks the client to explain how to provide self care to prevent infection of the feet. The nurse recognizes that the teaching is effective when the client states: “I should….

A 62-year old client is admitted and diagnosed with an aldosterone secreting adenoma. The client is scheduled for a surgery to remove the tumor. The client asks the nurse what will happen if she refuses for surgery. The nurse would base her response on the fact that:

A client with diabetic ketoacidosis who is receiving IV fluids and insulin complains of tingling and numbness of the fingers and toes and shortness of breath. U wave appears in the cardiac monitor. The nurse should recognize that these symptoms indicate:

A 20-year old male client is recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. A priority teaching goal of the nurse would be, “ the client will be able to:

A client who has a cancer of the pancreas is admitted to the hospital for surgery. The surgery includes the removal of the stomach, the head of the pancreas, the distal end of the duodenum, the spleen. Following surgery, the nurse must be aware which manifestation by the client that requires immediate attention?