The nurse is admitting a client with acute adrenal insufficiency. Which of the following questions would the nurse ask to establish subjective data regarding this disease? Select all that apply

Question

1. "Have you been able to maintain your daily activities?"
2. "Have you noticed any food cravings lately?"
3. "Have you been sleeping well?"
4. "Have you experienced any stress or trauma recently?"
5. "Have experienced any numbness in your extremities?"

Answer 1

1. "Have you been able to maintain your daily activities?"
2. "Have you noticed any food cravings lately?"
3. "Have you been sleeping well?"
4. "Have you experienced any stress or trauma recently?"

Rationale: "Have you been able to maintain your daily activities?" Clients with this condition may not be mentally alert, and therefore may have difficulty in maintaining activities of daily living. "Have you noticed any food cravings lately?" Clients with this condition will experience food cravings. "Have you been sleeping well?" Clients with this disorder may have sleep disturbances. "Have you experienced any stress or trauma recently?" Stress and trauma can cause adrenal insufficiency to progress into adrenal crisis. "Have you experienced any numbness in your extremities?"These symptoms are not associated with adrenal insufficiency or crisis.