AtI Hormone study guide
A nurse is teaching a client who is diabetes mellitus, a new prescription for prednisone for a rash. Which of the following statements by the client indicates the need for further teaching?
I might need to decrease my regular insulin during this time
A nurse is planning an educational program on sildenafil to a group of older male clients. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the educational program?
Ingestion of the medication with nitrates causes hypotension
A nurse is preparing to administer Lispro insulin to a client who is type one diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Inject insulin right before the client eats a meal
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is diabetes in a new prescription for insulin glargine. Which of the following instruction should the nurse provide regarding this type of insulin?
Insulin glargine has a duration of 18 to 24 hrs.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for level thyroxine for hyperthyroid ism. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid which of the following herbal supplements?
Soy
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for levothyroxine for hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid which of the following herbal supplements
Soy
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking met Forman XR for type two diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching
Take the medication with a meal
A nurse is talking with a client whose thyroid stimulating hormone level will be measured. Which of the following statements by the nurse explains the purpose of this test?
This test determines whether your thyroid gland is overactive appropriately, active or under active
A nurse in the clinic is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who is primary hypothyroidism. The nurse should anticipate a elevation of which of the following laboratory values?
Thyroid, stimulating hormone
A nurse is teaching about levothyroxine with a client who has primary hypothyroidism. Which of the following statements should the nurse use when teaching the client?
Tremors, nervousness, insomnia, may indicate your dose is too high
A nurse is providing education to a client who is in labor and has a prescription for a continuous IV infusion of oxytocin. Which of the information should the nurse include?
Your contractions will become stronger and more frequent
A nurse is reviewing contraception options for for clients. The nurse should identify that which of the following clients has a contraindication for receiving oral contraceptives?
A 38 year old client who reports smoking one pack of cigarettes a day
A nurse is teaching a client who has been taking prednisone to treat asthma, and has a new prescription to discontinue the medication. The nurse should explain to the client to reduce the dose gradually to prevent which of the following adverse effects?
Adrenal cortical, insufficiency
A nurse is teaching a client who is to begin long-term therapy with prednisone to treat COPD. The nurse should instruct the client to take which of the following supplements while taking this medication?
Calcium and vitamin D
A nurse is caring for a client who is benign prostatic hyperplasia. Which of the following medication should the nurse plan to administer?
Finasteride
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for prednisone to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The nurse should inform the client that which of the following is a therapeutic affect of this medication.
Decreases inflammation
Nurse is caring for a client who is considering several methods of contraception. Which of the following methods of contraception should the nurse identify as being the most reliable
An intrauterine device
The nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing menopausal symptoms and asked the nurse about menopausal home on therapy. The nurse inform the client that HT is not recommended due to which of the following findings in the clients medical history.
History of breast cancer
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for TAMOXIFEN to treat breast cancer. The nurse should include that which of the following is an adverse effect of this medication?
Hot flashes
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for regular insulin and NPH insulin. Which of the following instruction should the nurse include in the teaching?
Keep the open vial of insulin at room temperature
A nurse is caring for a client who has prostate cancer. The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe which of the following medication's for this client?
Leuprolide
A nurse is presenting educational materials for a group of middle-age clients about menopausal hormone therapy following total hysterectomy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the information.
Prevents osteoporotic fracture's
A nurse is evaluating a clients laboratory results. The nurse should recognize that an increase in the clients prostate specific antigen laboratory value is indicative of which of the following diagnosis?
Prostatic cancer