If a client has a low dietary intake of iodine (iodide), which hormone would be most pro-foundly affected and how would it be affected?
A. Deficiency of parathyroid hormone
B. Excess of parathyroid hormone
C. Deficiency of thyroid hormones
D. Excess of thyroid hormones
C
Thyroid production of thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), is dependent on adequate amounts of the amino acid tyrosine and of iodide.
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" How should the manager interpret this statement? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The nurse is trying to establish a problem for which days off will be necessary. 2. The nurse may be suffering from free-floating anxiety. 3. The nurse may be overstressed. 4. The nurse has compassion fatigue. 5. The nurse is about to experience post-traumatic stress disorder.
Prior to hanging an IV containing potassium, the nurse will confirm that there is a:
a. blood pressure of at least 60 mm Hg dias-tolic. b. urine output of at least 30 mL/hr. c. filter on the IV line. d. pulse of at least 50 beats/min.
The nurse has had three patients die during the past 2 days. Which approach is most appropriate to manage the nurse's sadness?
a. Telling the next patients why the nurse is sad b. Talking with a colleague or writing in a journal c. Exercising vigorously rather than sleeping d. Avoiding friends until the nurse feels better
To assist a patient with a somatic system disorder, a nursing intervention of high priority is to:
a. imply that somatic symptoms are not real. b. help the patient suppress feelings of anger. c. shift the focus from somatic symptoms to feelings. d. investigate each physical symptom as it is offered.