The nurse is caring for 8-year-old girl with an endocrine disorder involving the posterior pituitary gland. Which of the following nursing interventions would be expected?
A) Instructing the parents to report adverse reactions to the growth hormone treatment
B) Teaching the parents how to administer the desmopressin acetate
C) Informing the parents that treatment stops when puberty begins
D) Educating the parents to report signs of acute adrenal crisis
B
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A. Adolescents B. Preschoolers C. School-aged children D. Toddlers
The nurse is completing an assessment on a client with myasthenia gravis. Which of the following historical recounting provides the most significant evidence regarding when the disorder began?
A) Shortness of breath B) Sensitivity to bright light C) Muscle spasms D) Drooping eyelids
During health class, a student asks the school nurse about the function of the testicles. What would be the nurse's best reply?
A) To produce smegma B) To produce testosterone C) To produce estrogen D) To produce semen
A client is prescribed ketoconazole. The nurse understand that this agent a/an:
a. cephalosporin. c. antiviral. b. aminoglycoside. d. antifungal.