Med-Surg: Test 2 ATI Quiz Questions
A nurse is providing teaching to the guardian of a child who has a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
"You should warm your child's finger before checking their blood glucose."
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who had a cardiac catheterization using the radial artery. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
"Avoid lifting anything over 5 pounds for the next 48 hours."
The nurse administered NPH insulin to the client at 0900. At which of the following times should the nurse monitor for the peak effect of insulin?
1600 (4-14 hr)
A nurse is caring for a client who just had a cardiac catheterization with stent placement. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A hard lump under the insertion site
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a school-age child who is being tested for type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of type 1 diabetes mellitus?
An HbA1c level of 9%
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is being prepared for a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following finding should the nurse report to the provider?
An allergy to contrast medium
A nurse is caring for a child who has a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should identify that the child is at greatest risk for hypoglycemia at which of the following times?
Before meals
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values for a client who is taking an ACE inhibitor and spironolactone for heart failure. The nurse should notify the provider for which of the following laboratory values?
Creatinine 1.8 mg/dL
A nurse is assessing a child who has diabetes mellitus. The nurse should identify that which of the following is a manifestation of hypoglycemia?
Headache
A nurse is teaching about administering insulin injections to the guardians of a child who was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
If the child has been running and playing, the injection should be given in the abdomen
A nurse is planning care for a client who has heart failure. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Limit fluid intake to 2L per day.
A nurse is preparing to receive a client who just had a cardiac catheterization and stent placement. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Maintain the client's extremity in the extended position.
A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure with decreased cardiac output. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?
Nocturia at night
A nurse is monitoring a client who has received enalapril for heart failure. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an adverse effect of this medication?
Orthostatic hypotension
A nurse is caring for a child who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. The child's guardian calls to report that the child is experiencing an episode of hypoglycemia. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?
Pallor
A nurse is caring for a client who had a cardiac catheterization with stent placement. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Pallor in the affected extremity
A nurse is preparing to administer insulin to a school-age child who is underweight. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to ensure injection of the medication into the subcutaneous tissue?
Pinch the child's skin at the site of injection.
A nurse is preparing to obtain a capillary blood glucose level from a child who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Position the finger in a dependent position prior to collecting the specimen
A nurse is monitoring the blood glucose of a child who received orange juice 15 min ago for hypoglycemia. The child's blood glucose is now 105 g/dL. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Provide the child with a snack containing a starch and a protein.
A nurse is planning a teaching session for the guardian of a child who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following information should the nurse plan to include?
Regular and NPH insulin can be combined into the same syringe.
A nurse is providing teaching to the guardian of a child who has a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will need to feed my child snacks between meals and at bedtime."
A nurse is teaching about sick day management to a parent of a child who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements by the parents indicates and understanding of the teaching?
"It is more important for my child to drink fluids than eat during illnesses."
A nurse is teaching about the carbohydrate counting diet with a parent of a child who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
"One carbohydrate choice is equivalent to 15 grams of carbohydrates."
A nurse in a pediatric office is providing teaching to an adolescent about insulin management. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
"Regular insulin should be administered within 30 minutes of a meal."
A nurse is assessing a client who is restricted to bedrest for manifestations of right-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Sacrum edema
