NURS 250 Final Exam Questions and Complete Solutions
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NUR 250
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NUR 250
What clinical manifestations should the nurse expect for a client recently started on metformin? Polydipsia, polyuria, and fatigue
What is the best treatment for a client experiencing diaphoreis, palpitations, anxiousness, and tachycardia 30 minutes after taking their morning insulin? Check their ...
NURS 250 Final Exam Questions and
Complete Solutions
What clinical manifestations should the nurse expect for a client recently started on
metformin? ✅Polydipsia, polyuria, and fatigue
What is the best treatment for a client experiencing diaphoreis, palpitations,
anxiousness, and tachycardia 30 minutes after taking their morning insulin? ✅Check
their blood glucose level and give carbohydrates.
Where should the nurse expect to palpate a tumor on the thyroid gland? ✅Below the
cricoid cartilage
What pancreatic hormone is maintaining a client's blood glucose level while fasting for
diagnostic testing? ✅Glucagon
The nurse correlates a vitamin D deficiency in a client with a disorder of which
endocrine gland? ✅Parathyroid
What result does the nurse anticipate when reviewing a client's laboratory tests
following a diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism? ✅Hypercalcemia
The nurse correlates which physiological response to the client's successful treatment
of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) following a fall from a ladder
resulting in a traumatic brain injury? (Select all that apply) ✅Increase in urine output
Decrease in urine osmolarity
Decrease in body weight
What type of diabetes is controlled primarily through diet, exercise, and oral antidiabetic
agents? ✅Type 2 diabetes mellitus
What condition does the nurse associate a client reporting weight gain and tiredness
beginning several weeks ago with low triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) levels?
✅Hypothyroidism
What medication should the nurse anticipate admininstering for treatment of
hypothyroidism? ✅Levothyroxine
What condition should the nurse closely monitor for in a client admitted due to a severe
infection with a history of hypothyroidism? ✅Myxedema coma
, The nurse prioritizes which nursing diagnosis to guide care for a client diagnosed with
diabetes insipidus? ✅Fluid volume deficit
The nurse demonstrates an understanding of the adrenal gland by identifying what
hormones as being released by the adrenal medulla? ✅Epinephrine and
norepinephrine
The nurse correlates what laboratory result to a client with syndrome of inappropriate
antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) experiencing a headache and confusion? ✅Sodium 125
mEq/L
The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestation in the client diagnosed with
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? ✅Urine specific gravity
1.035
The nurse recognizes what condition associated with a client's presentation of muscle
weakness, anorexia, and darkening of skin, along with findings of low serum sodium
and high serum potassium levels? ✅Addison's disease
What is the nurse's priority for a client admitted with serum sodium level of 118 mEq/L
during evaluation for a pituitary disorder? ✅Implement seizure precautions
What should the nurse emphasize in the discharge teaching for a client recovering from
a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy secondary to a pituitary tumor? (Select all that
apply) ✅Avoid coughing
Do not bend over
Use a soft toothbrush
What clinical manifestations does the nurse correlate to a diagnosis of diabetes
insipidus (DI)? (Select all that apply) ✅Fatigue
Extreme thirst
Large amounts of urine output
What complications should the nurse expect to see in a client with diabetes insipidus
(DI), if fluid intake is limited? ✅Severe dehyration and hypernatremia
What disorder is likely present with polydipsia, large amounts of waterlike urine, and a
specific gravity of 1.003? ✅Diabetes insipidus
What medical emergency may occur in a client with a history of Addison's disease
presenting with hypotension secondary to hypoadrenalcorticism? ✅Addisonian crisis
A client with Addison's disease would exhibit what clinical manifestation? ✅Lethargy
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