Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 48: Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia
Open-Book Quiz
NAME: ________________________________________
3. When a patient has diabetes, what complications of the foot may he or she
experience? (See p. 1062 in your textbook.)
5. What are the goals of medical nutritional therapy as part of diabetes management?
6. In relation to time course of action, how is insulin classified? (See p. 1070 in your
7. Describe an external insulin pump and explain the advantages of using this device.
(See p. 1072 in your textbook.)
9. What are the symptoms of hypoglycemia, and how is hypoglycemia not associated
with diabetes medically diagnosed? (See p. 1084 in your textbook.)