The nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a 10-year-old girl with hyperthyroidism. Which of the following would the nurse include in the plan?
A) Describing surgery to remove an anterior pituitary tumor
B) Teaching her parents to give injections of growth hormone
C) Explaining about the radioactive iodine procedure
D) Showing her parents how to give DDAVP intranasally
C
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A female patient in menopause asks why estrogen levels change during and after menopause. What should the nurse explain about estrogen in a postmenopausal woman?
A) Conversion of androstenedione to estrone occurs in the skin and fatty tissue B) Secretion of estradiol and complementary progesterone from the adrenal glands C) Synthesis by the ovarian follicles in response to gonadotropic hormone stimulation D) Coenzyme action in the parathyroid gland prompted by stimulation from the thyroid
One of your students asks what the consequences of uncorrected, left-sided heart failure would be. What would be your best response?
A) Distention of the jugular vein B) Effort to lie down to breathe C) Right-sided heart failure D) Blood congestion in neck veins
The nurse is reviewing the tests planned for a pregnant client. Traditionally testing done for gestational diabetes will be performed between 24 and 28 weeks gestation
Which of the following findings in the client's history will prompt the test to be performed earlier in the pregnancy? Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The client is a multigravida. 2. The client has a history of a previous stillbirth. 3. The client has a strong family history of diabetes. 4. The client experienced infertility prior to becoming pregnant. 5. The client's last baby was large for gestational age.
A nurse collects evidence from a victim following a sexual assault. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?
a. Primary prevention b. Secondary prevention c. Tertiary prevention d. Assessment