Exam 46: Nursing Management: Endocrine Problems

Which information obtained by the nurse in the endocrine clinic about a patient who has been taking prednisone (Deltasone)40 mg daily for 3 weeks is most important to report to the health care provider?

Which finding by the nurse when assessing a patient with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and a goiter will require the most immediate action?

A 37-year-old patient has just arrived in the postanesthesia recovery unit (PACU)after a thyroidectomy.Which information is most important to communicate to the surgeon?

The cardiac telemetry unit charge nurse receives status reports from other nursing units about four patients who need cardiac monitoring.Which patient should be transferred to the cardiac unit first?

Which intervention will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 52-year-old male patient with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)?

A 42-year-old female patient is scheduled for transsphenoidal hypophysectomy to treat a pituitary adenoma.During preoperative teaching,the nurse instructs the patient about the need to

The nurse determines that additional instruction is needed for a 60-year-old patient with chronic syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)when the patient says which of the following?

Which assessment finding for a 33-year-old female patient admitted with Graves' disease requires the most rapid intervention by the nurse?

A 56-year-old patient who is disoriented and reports a headache and muscle cramps is hospitalized with possible syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH).The nurse would expect the initial laboratory results to include a(n)

Which question will the nurse in the endocrine clinic ask to help determine a patient's risk factors for goiter?

A 44-year-old female patient with Cushing syndrome is admitted for adrenalectomy.Which intervention by the nurse will be most helpful for a nursing diagnosis of disturbed body image related to changes in appearance?

A 37-year-old patient is being admitted with a diagnosis of Cushing syndrome.Which findings will the nurse expect during the assessment?

Which information will the nurse teach a 48-year-old patient who has been newly diagnosed with Graves' disease?

The nurse is planning postoperative care for a patient who is being admitted to the surgical unit form the recovery room after transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary tumor.Which nursing action should be included?

After obtaining the information shown in the accompanying figure regarding a patient with Addison's disease,which prescribed action will the nurse take first?

Which information will the nurse include when teaching a 50-year-old male patient about somatropin (Genotropin)?

Which nursing action will be included in the plan of care for a 55-year-old patient with Graves' disease who has exophthalmos?

A patient who had a subtotal thyroidectomy earlier today develops laryngeal stridor and a cramp in the right hand upon returning to the surgical nursing unit.Which collaborative action will the nurse anticipate next?

A 29-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus has been prescribed 2 weeks of high-dose prednisone therapy.Which information about the prednisone is most important for the nurse to include?

The nurse is assessing a 41-year-old African American male patient diagnosed with a pituitary tumor causing panhypopituitarism.Assessment findings consistent with panhypopituitarism include