Targeted Medical-Surgical Endocrine Questions with 100% Correct Answers + Rationale
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Targeted Medical-Surgical Endocrine Questions with 100% Correct Answers + Rationale
A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about insulin injections. The client's prescription includes evening doses of insulin glargine and regular insulin. Which of the following instructions shou...
Targeted Medical -Surgical Endocrine Questions with 100% Correct Answers + Rationale A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about insulin injections. The client's prescription includ es evening doses of insulin glargine and regular insulin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? a. Inject the insulins intramuscularly. b. Shake the insulins vigorously prior to administration. c. Draw up the insulins into separate syringes. d. Expect the insulins to appear cloudy. [Correct Ans: - Draw up the insulins into separate syringes. The nurse should instruct the client to draw up the insulins into separate syringes because insulin glargine is not compatible with other insul ins. A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? a. Consume no more than three servings of alcohol per day. b. Ingest food with alcohol to reduce alcohol -induced hypoglycemia. c. Increase insulin dosage before planned exercise. d. Rest for 3 days between periods of vigorous exercise. [Correct Ans: - Inges t food with alcohol to reduce alcohol -induced hypoglycemia. Alcohol inhibits the liver from producing glucose. Consuming carbohydrates while drinking alcoholic beverages helps prevent hypoglycemia. A nurse is caring for a client who has a pheochromocytom a. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Elevate the head of the client's bed. b. Palpate the client's abdomen. c. Monitor the client for hypotension. d. Check the client's urine specific gravity. [Correct Ans: - Elevate the head of the client's bed. The nurse should elevate the head of the client's bed to reduce blood pressure and abdominal pressure. A nurse has administered propranolol by IV bolus to a client who is having a thyroid storm. Which of the following findings indicates tha t the client is having a therapeutic response? a. Reduction of the effects of thyroid hormone on the heart b. Blockage of the release of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland c. Increase in the heart's sensitivity to thyroid hormone d. Increase in the up take of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland [Correct Ans: - Reduction of the effects of thyroid hormone on the heart Propranolol is a beta2 -adrenergic blocking agent that decreases the rapid heart rate that excessive thyroid stimulation causes. A nurse i s monitoring a client's status 24 hours after a total thyroidectomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? a. Laryngeal stridor b. Productive cough c. Pain with hyperextension of the neck d. Hoarse, weak voice [Correct Ans: - Laryngeal stridor Laryngeal stridor is a harsh, high -pitched sound with inspiration that indicates respiratory obstruction. The nurse should take immediate action to preserve the client's airway.
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