The nurse caring for a hyperthyroid patient would include in the nursing care plan implementations for (select all that apply):
1. decreasing weight.
2. provision of a cool environment.
3. eye care.
4. nutritional support.
5. prevention of diarrhea.
2, 3, 4, 5
A patient with hyperthyroidism does not need to lose weight, but to gain it. All other options are appropriate concerns for such a patient.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
REF: 985, Nursing Diagnoses, Goals, and Outcomes box OBJ: 4
TOP: Care Plan for Hyperthyroid Patient KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
# 3. The nurse makes a list of symptoms that the patient who is on methimazole (Tapazole), a thionamide drug, should report, which list includes (select all that apply):
1. becoming pregnant.
2. jaundice.
3. blood in the stool.
4. rash.
5. abdominal pain.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
All the side effects and concerns are those that the patient should report.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
REF: 984, Drug Therapy table OBJ: 4
TOP: Patient Education for Thionamides KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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