pg. 1 NUR 170 Exam 1 Newest 2025 Complete 160 Actual Exam Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers/ Graded A+
What are normal Sugar levels - Correct Answer - 70-120
Under what sugar level do hypoglycemia symptoms occur? - Correct Answer - Under 50
How does alcohol effect sugar levels? - Correct Answer - Prevents the liver from generating glucose, so sugar drops
What is the dawn phenomenon? - Correct Answer - Overnight release of growth hormone that causes a release of glucose between 5am-6am, causes AM hyperglycemia, manage by increasing overnight insulin dose(intermediate to long acting)
What is Somogyi phenomenon? - Correct Answer - rebound hyperglycemia response from overnight hypoglycemia, treatment is aimed at preventing overnight hypoglycemia, advise that the client eat a snack, decrease insulin dosage
what is diabetic foot - Correct Answer - A common foot injury complication, damaged nerve fibers cause pain and decreased sensation or numbness, decreased blood supply makes cuts and sores harder to heal, may lead to amputation
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pg. 2 What is gastroparesis? - Correct Answer - A condition that affects the normal spontaneous movement of the muscles in your stomach
Signs and symptoms of gastroparesis - Correct Answer - N/V, bloating, abdominal pain, heartburn, reflux
Treatment for gastroparesis - Correct Answer - Small meals, meals low in
fiber and fat, motility agents:erythromycin and metoclopramide
What is cardiac output? - Correct Answer - The amount of blood pumped from the left ventricle to each minute
What is heart rate? - Correct Answer - the number of times the ventricles contract each minute
What is stroke volume? - Correct Answer - Amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle during each contraction
What is preload? - Correct Answer - degree of myocardial fiber stretch at the end of diastole and just before contraction
What is Afterload? - Correct Answer - Pressure or resistance that the ventricle must overcome to eject blood through semilunar valves and into peripheral blood vessels
What is a pt with a fib at high risk for? - Correct Answer - Stroke
What are the steps for mixing insulins? - Correct Answer - 1.Air into cloudy 2 / 3
pg. 3 2.Air into clear 3.Draw up clear 4.Draw up cloudy
Considerations for insulin injections - Correct Answer - Preferred injection site is on the abdomen 2 inches away from the umbilicus, make sure to rotate sites, do not massage injection sites
What is osteomyelitis? - Correct Answer - Infection and inflammation of any part of the bone structure
What causes osteomyelitis? - Correct Answer - can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi; mainly caused by S.aureas,
S/S of osteomyelitis - Correct Answer - Fever(>101), local pain over the bone, area will be warm and tender, swollen
Risk factors for back pain - Correct Answer - Alcoholism, smoking, obesity, race, age, obesity, race, age
What is spinal stenosis? - Correct Answer - Narrowing of the spinal canal most commonly due to aging
Exercise for diabetics - Correct Answer - 150 min a week of high intensity aerobic exercise is recommended, CHO snacking for prolonged exercise, don't exercise if urine ketones are present
SICK( sugar, insulin, carbs, ketone assessment) - Correct Answer - -Illness raises blood glucose
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