Exam 51: The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration

Which is the nurse's best response to the parents of a 10-year-old child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus who are concerned about the child's continued participation in soccer?

A nurse is caring for a child undergoing an ACTH stimulation test.After administering the Cortrosyn according to policy,what action by the nurse takes priority?

What is the best time for the nurse to assess the peak effectiveness of subcutaneously administered regular insulin?

A goiter is an enlargement or hypertrophy of which gland?

A common clinical manifestation of congenital hypothyroidism is

Which children admitted to the pediatric unit would the nurse monitor closely for development of SIADH? (Select all that apply.)

Which nursing interventions are appropriate for a child with type 1 diabetes who is experiencing deficient fluid volume related to abnormal fluid losses through diuresis and emesis? (Select all that apply.)

A child with growth hormone deficiency is receiving GH therapy.What is the best time for the GH to be administered?

A neonate born with ambiguous genitalia is diagnosed with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.Therapeutic management includes administration of

A nurse is explaining growth hormone deficiency to parents of a child admitted to rule out this problem.Which metabolic alteration that is related to growth hormone deficiency should the nurse explain to the parent?

A child is hospitalized after a serious motor vehicle crash and has developed increased urination.What action by the nurse takes priority?

What is the priority nursing goal for a 14-year-old with Graves' disease?

What is the most appropriate intervention for the parents of a 6-year-old child with precocious puberty?

Exophthalmos (protruding eyeballs)may occur in children with which condition?

New parents ask the nurse,"Why is it necessary for our baby to have the newborn blood test?" The nurse explains that the priority outcome of mandatory newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism is

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is suspected in an adolescent.Which clinical manifestation may be present?

When would a child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus most likely demonstrate a decreased need for insulin?

Which sign is the nurse most likely to assess in a child with hypoglycemia?

What should a nurse advise the parents of a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus who is not eating as a result of a minor illness?

A child is diagnosed with hypothyroidism.The nurse should expect to assess which symptoms associated with hypothyroidism? (Select all that apply.)