endocrine and skin ati test

a nurse is conducting a discharge about foot care for a client who has diabetes mellitus. which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

test water temperature with the wrist

A nurse is teaching a client who has had a vaginal hysterectomy with a bilateral oophorectomy. which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include in the teaching?

use a water-based lubricant when having sexual intercourse.

a nurse is assessing a client who sustained superficial partial-thickness and deep partial-thickness burns 72 hours ago. which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

temp. of 102.4

A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following findings should the nurse monitor?

polyuria

a nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has burn wounds on her face and hands. Which of the following statements by the clients indicates that she adapted to her changed body image?

"May I go with my family to the visitors lounge?"

a nurse is teaching a client about the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. which of the following directions should the nurse provide?

"you should not ejaculate for 24 hours prior to the PSA test"

The nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who has pancreatitis. In which of the following laboratory results should the nurse expect to see an elevation in?

Amylase

A nurse is caring for a client who has regular occupational exposure to sunlight and presents for evaluation of several skin lesions. Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to the possibility of malignant melanoma?

An irregularly shaped brown lesion with light blue areas on the neck.

A nurse is assessing a client who is bedridden and was admitted from home. the nurse notes a shallow crater in the epidermis of the clients sacral area. the nurse should document that the client has a pressure ulcer at which of the following stages?

II

A nurse is monitoring a client following a thyroidectomy for the presence of hypoparathyroidism. Which of the findings should the nurse expect?

Involuntary muscle spasms.

A nurse is caring for a client whose wounds are covered with a heterograft dressing. in response to the clients questions about the dressing. the nurse explains that it is obtained from which of the following sources?

Pig skin

a nurse is assessing a client who is recovering from a thyroidectomy and has a harsh, high-pitched respiratory sound. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Prepare for a tracheostomy

a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus about hypoglycemia. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include in the teaching?

Shakiness

A nurse on a surgical unit is caring for 4 clients who have healing wounds. Which of the following wounds should the nurse expect to heal by primary intention?

Surgical incision

A nurse is planning care for a client who has syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADS) with mild manifestations. The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe which of the following medications?

Tolvaptan

a nurse is teaching a group of young adult clients about health promotion techniques to reduce the risk of skin cancer. which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

avoid exposure to the midday sun

a nurse in a dermatology clinic is using the ABCDE method while screening several skin lesions for skin cancer on a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

color variation within a lesion.

a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus about the pathophysiology of the disease. which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

my cells are resistant to the effects of the insulin

a nurse in the providers office is assessing a clients skin lesions. The nurse notes that the lesions are 0.5 cm in size, elevated, and solid with distinct borders. The nurse should document these findings as which of the following skin lesions?

papules

a nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has a snakebite on her arm. which of the following interventions should the nurse implement.

immobilize the limb at the level of the heart.

A nurse is planning care for a client who is experiencing the Somogyi effect and takes intermittent-acting insulin. which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?

monitor the clients nighttime blood glucose levels.

The nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has a fruity breath odor, a dry mouth, and extreme thirst. which of the following assessments should the nurse make?

Blood glucose level

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a parathyroidectomy to treat hyperparathyroidism. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse expect to decrease as a therapeutic effect of the procedure?

Calcium

A nurse is caring for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus and a capillary blood glucose reading of 48 mg/dl. which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

Diaphoresis

A nurse is assessing a client who has graves disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect the client to display?

Difficulty sleeping

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has Addison's disease and reports nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. To prevent an Addisonian crisis, the nurse should prepare to administer which of the following medications?

Hydrocortisone

A nurse is monitoring a client who has graves disease for the development of thyroid storm. the nurse should report which of the following findings to the provider?

Hypertension

A nurse is conducting a home visit for an older adult client who has diabetes mellitus and takes regular insulin subcutaneously before each meal. The client appears disoriented and weak and has slurred speech. Which of the following conditions should the nurse consider first when responding to these manifestations?

Hypoglycemia

a nurse is caring for a client who has a lesion on the back of his right hand. the patient asks the nurse which type of skin cancer is the most serious. which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?

Melanoma

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving TPN through a central line. which of the following actions should the nurse perform?

Weigh the client daily