Adaptive Quiz Questions

A health care provider prescribes propylthiouracil (PTU) for a client with hyperthyroidism. Two months after being started on the antithyroid medication, the client calls the nurse and complains of feeling tired and looking pale. What should the nurse do?

Schedule an appointment

Four hours after surgery the blood glucose level of a client who has type 1 diabetes is elevated. The nurse can expect to

Give supplemental doses of regular insulin

A nurse identifies that the client is experiencing a hypoglycemic reaction. Which nursing intervention should the nurse implement to relieve the symptoms associated with this reaction?

Giving 4 oz of orange juice

A urine specimen is needed to test for the presence of ketones in a client who is diabetic. What should the nurse do when collecting this specimen from a urinary retention catheter?

Clamp the catheter, cleanse the port, and use a sterile syringe to remove urine

A client is scheduled for a bilateral adrenalectomy. Before surgery, steroids are administered to the client. What does the nurse determine is the reason for the steroids?

Compensate for sudden lack of these hormones following surgery

A client has a tentative diagnosis of Cushing syndrome. The nurse's physical assessment of this client is likely to reveal the presence of:

Hypertension and moon face

A client with type 2 diabetes develops gout, and allopurinol (Zyloprim) is prescribed. The client is also taking metformin (Glucophage) and an over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). When teaching about the administration of allopurinol, what should the nurse instruct the client to do?

Monitor blood glucose levels more frequently.

The nurse provides education about signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia to a client with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. The nurse concludes that the teaching was effective when the client states, "I will drink orange juice and eat a slice of bread when I feel:

Nervous and weak

A client with hyperthyroidism asks the nurse about the tests that will be prescribed. Which diagnostic tests should the nurse include in a discussion with this client?

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) assay and triiodothyronine (T3)