Exam 48: Nursing Assessment: Endocrine System

The nurse will plan patient care that will decrease the patient's physical and emotional stress when the patient is undergoing

When caring for a patient having a water deprivation test, which assessment obtained by the nurse will be of most concern?

When obtaining the health history, which statement by a patient indicates that the nurse should assess further for a possible problem with the thyroid gland?

A patient is scheduled for a 24-hour urine collection for 17-ketosteroids. The nurse will plan to

When a patient is taking spironolactone (Aldactone), a drug that blocks the action of aldosterone on the kidney, the nurse will monitor for

During assessment of a patient's functional health patterns, a question by the nurse that addresses thyroid function is,

When reviewing the laboratory results for a patient's total calcium level, which information will the nurse need to consider?

When working with a patient who has diabetes mellitus, the nurse reviews the results of testing for glycosylated hemoglobin (Hb A1C) to evaluate for

When a patient eats a bag of potato chips, the nurse recognizes that hypernatremia is likely to occur if the patient is experiencing a decreased production of

During a physical examination, the nurse finds that a patient's thyroid gland cannot be palpated. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to

A patient is scheduled for a growth hormone stimulation test. In preparation for the test, the nurse will obtain a

A patient has clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism. To determine whether the low thyroid level is caused by a problem with the anterior pituitary gland or with the thyroid gland, which value will the nurse check in the patient's chart?

When the nurse is describing the effects of insulin on the body to a patient newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, the best explanation is,

When caring for a patient who has just had a parathyroidectomy, the nurse will plan to monitor the patient for

Which action taken by a nursing student when caring for patient with thyroiditis and a goiter requires that the nurse intervene immediately?

A patient has a total serum calcium level of 13.3 mg/dl (6.7 mEq/L, 3.3 mmol/L). The nurse understands that this level of calcium normally

When evaluating the laboratory findings of a patient with increased secretion of the anterior pituitary hormones, the nurse would expect to find

The health care provider has ordered a serum cortisol level to rule out adrenal dysfunction in a patient who works at night from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM and normally sleeps from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. To ensure the most reliable test results, the nurse arranges the blood specimen to be drawn

A patient has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. During assessment of the patient's functional health patterns, the nurse recognizes that an ability to manage the many lifestyle changes associated with diabetes is best reflected by the patient's responses to questions related to