43.  The complication that occurs in type 2 diabetes mellitus clients when there is insufficient insulin to prevent hyperglycemia but enough insulin to prevent ketoacidosis and becomes more severe because symptoms of acidosis do not occur is known as which of the following?

39.  The nurse is performing a client assessment and notes the client has an enlargement of the thyroid gland.  The nurse will correctly document the presence of:

11.  The nurse is caring for a patient with DM.  The physician has ordered the patient to receive Novolog insulin.  The nurse has administered the patient’s first dose of this type of insulin.  The patient should be monitored for S/S of hypoglycemia related to the onset of action in approximately which of the following time frames?

37.  A patient is admitted to the hospital with new onset diabetes mellitus, confusion and pneumonia.  Allergies include: sulfa and Rifampin.  The physician has prescribed each of the following medications.  Which medication will the nurse seek clarification for prior to administration?

33.  The nurse will teach the diabetes mellitus client to exercise.  Which of the following is a correct statement to include in the teaching plan?

13.  The nurse is providing instructions on levothyroxine (Synthroid).  Which of the following comments by the patient shows adequate understanding of the medication?

21.  The physician has ordered Lantus 0.25U/kg SC QD.  How many Units will the nurse administer to the patient with a weight of 140 lbs. 

26.  The nurse is performing teaching for a diabetic diet with type 1 diabetes mellitus.  Which of the following instructions is correct for the nurse to make?

42.  The diabetes mellitus client asks the nurse why a glycosylated hemoglobin test is performed every three (3) months when the client visits the physician’s office.  The nurse will correctly state that the advantage to this test is which of the following?

20.  A patient with diabetes mellitus is being discharged from the hospital on insulin.  The nurse understands that most patients with diabetes mellitus are taught to perform finger stick blood glucose levels: