Exam 61: Assessment of the Endocrine System

A nurse plans care for an older adult who is admitted to the hospital for pneumonia.The client has no known drug allergies and no significant health history.Which action should the nurse include in this client's plan of care?

A nurse cares for a client who has excessive catecholamine release.Which assessment finding should the nurse correlate with this condition?

A nurse cares for a client with a hypofunctioning anterior pituitary gland.Which hormones should the nurse expect to be affected by this condition? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse cares for a client who is prescribed a serum catecholamine test.Which action should the nurse take when obtaining the sample?

A nurse assesses a female client who presents with hirsutism.Which question should the nurse ask when assessing this client?

A nurse cares for a client who is prescribed a 24-hour urine collection.The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)reports that,while pouring urine into the collection container,some urine splashed his hand.Which action should the nurse take next?

A nurse assesses a client who is prescribed a medication that stimulates beta₁ receptors.Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to urgently contact the health care provider?

A nurse assesses clients who have endocrine disorders.Which assessment findings are paired correctly with the endocrine disorder? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse cares for a client who is prescribed a drug that blocks a hormone's receptor site.Which therapeutic effect should the nurse expect?

A nurse cares for a client with a deficiency of aldosterone.Which assessment finding should the nurse correlate with this deficiency?

A nurse cares for a client with excessive production of thyrocalcitonin (calcitonin).For which electrolyte imbalance should the nurse assess?

A nurse cares for clients with hormone disorders.Which are common key features of hormones? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse collaborates with an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)to provide care for a client who is prescribed a 24-hour urine specimen collection.Which statement should the nurse include when delegating this activity to the UAP?

A nurse prepares to palpate a client's thyroid gland.Which action should the nurse take when performing this assessment?

A nurse assesses a client diagnosed with adrenal hypofunction.Which client statement should the nurse correlate with this diagnosis?

A nurse teaches a client who has been prescribed a 24-hour urine collection to measure excreted hormones.The client asks,"Why do I need to collect urine for 24 hours instead of providing a random specimen?" How should the nurse respond?

A nurse teaches an older adult with a decreased production of estrogen.Which statement should the nurse include in this client's teaching to decrease injury?

A nurse evaluates laboratory results for a male client who reports fluid secretion from his breasts.Which hormone value should the nurse assess first?