Exam 2: NSG4100 NSG 4100

Exam 2: NSG4100 / NSG 4100

(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Nursing Practice - Adult Health III | Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) - Galen

Question:

Absence of insulin that causes metabolic acidosis

Untreated diabetes, missed insulin doses, illness or infection

Answer:

DKA

Question:

Before you give insulin, always check

Answer:

potassium because once insulin is administered, potassium will start to decrease in the extracellular contents

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Question:

What is the minimum amount of potassium you should have before you start an insulin drip?

Answer:

3.5

Question:

Cerebral edema can occur if your blood sugar drops too

Answer:

rapidly

Question:

Sick day rules

Answer:

Take insulin as usual Test glucose q3-4Hr Stay hydrated Substitute soft foods if you cannot withstand normal foods Report N/V/D to Dr If unable to retain fluids, go to hospital to avoid DKA

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Question:

What kind of insulin do you use for a insulin drip?

Answer:

Regular

Question:

Neuropathy

Answer:

CHARACTERIZED BY CAPILLARY BASEMENT MEMBRANE THICKENING.

Caused by elevated blood glucose for years

Gas exchange occurs in capillaries, causing decreased gas exchanged causing hypoxia

Question:

Diabetic neuropathy causes demyelination, causing

Answer:

the pain in feet and body

or decreased pain reception and the reflexes decrease

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Question:

autonomic neuropathy

Answer:

damage to nerves supplying the internal body structures that regulate functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, bowel and bladder emptying, and digestion

neurogenic bladder ----> no control

Question:

How to diagnose diabetic neuropathy

Answer:

Decreased DTR Deceased vibratory sensation

Question:

Peripheral neuropathy medications

Answer:

Duloxetine

Carbamazepine (Tegretol) Pregabalin (Lyrica) Gabapentin (Neurotin)

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