Pharmacology Chapter 52: Antidiabetics Nursing School Test Banks Exam Questions (19 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

16. A patient who is unconscious and has a pulse is brought to the emergency department. The patient is wearing a Medic-Alert bracelet indicating type 1 diabetes mellitus. The nurse will anticipate an order to administer a. cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). b. glucagon. c. insulin. d. orange juice. {Ans: ANS: B This patient is most likely hypoglycemic and will need a carbohydrate. Glucagon is given parenterally if patients are unable to ingest a carbohydrate, such as orange juice. CPR is not indicated. Insulin will compound the hypoglycemia. DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Applying (Application) REF: Page 765 TOP: NURSING PROCESS: Planning/Nursing Intervention MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies}1. The nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about diabetes. The nurse explains that which type of diabetes is the most common? a. Type 1 diabetes mellitus b. Type 2 diabetes mellitus c. Diabetes insipidus d. Secondary diabetes {Ans: ANS: B Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the most common type of diabetes. DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: Page 759 TOP: NURSING PROCESS: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Pathophysiology}4. The nurse is teaching a patient who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus about insulin administration. Which statement by