Which action would be appropriate to implement when collecting a 24-hour urine
test?
Correct1
3
Insert a urinary retention catheter to promote the collection of urine.
4
Which classic sign will a nurse find in a client with Addison disease?
1
Ecchymosis
2
Hyperreflexia
3
Exophthalmos
Which term would the nurse use in a report to describe the absence of menstrual
periods in a 35-year-old nonpregnant client?
1
Rhinorrhea
2
Menopause
Correct3
Amenorrhea
4
The nurse recalls that which cells produce the thyrocalcitonin hormone?
1
Islet cells
Incorrect2
Adrenal cells
3
Pituitary cells
Correct4
,of hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone. Pituitary cells are responsible for the
production of growth hormone, prolactin, and adrenocorticotropic hormone.
Which clinical manifestation would be expected in a client with hyposecretion of
growth hormone?
1
Lethargy
2
Weight gain
3
Which hormone would the nurse identify as inhibiting insulin and glucagon
secretion?
1
Amylin
Correct2
Somatostatin
3
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Which exogenous conditions are responsible for increased cortisol
secretion? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses
may be correct.
Correct1
Asthma
Incorrect2
Adrenal adenomas
Correct3
Cancer chemotherapy
Correct4
Organ transplantation
Incorrect5
, A nurse educator instructs a new nurse during orientation about the
physiological processes of the endocrine system. Which statement made by the
new nurse indicates effective learning?
1
"The endocrine system comprises glands with narrow ducts."
2
"The hormones of the endocrine system exert their action by ‘lock and key’ mechanism."
4
A client presents with chief complaints of unexplained weight gain and back pain
from a compression fracture of the vertebrae. On assessment, there is truncal
obesity with excessively thin extremities, a moon-shaped face, a buffalo hump,
thin hair, and adult acne. The symptoms described are suggestive of which
disease?
1
Addison disease
Correct2
Cushing disease
3
Multiple sclerosis
4
Which complication is the nurse’s main priority during the early postoperative
period after a subtotal thyroidectomy?
1
Hemorrhage
2
Thyrotoxic crisis
test?
Correct1
3
Insert a urinary retention catheter to promote the collection of urine.
4
Which classic sign will a nurse find in a client with Addison disease?
1
Ecchymosis
2
Hyperreflexia
3
Exophthalmos
Which term would the nurse use in a report to describe the absence of menstrual
periods in a 35-year-old nonpregnant client?
1
Rhinorrhea
2
Menopause
Correct3
Amenorrhea
4
The nurse recalls that which cells produce the thyrocalcitonin hormone?
1
Islet cells
Incorrect2
Adrenal cells
3
Pituitary cells
Correct4
,of hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone. Pituitary cells are responsible for the
production of growth hormone, prolactin, and adrenocorticotropic hormone.
Which clinical manifestation would be expected in a client with hyposecretion of
growth hormone?
1
Lethargy
2
Weight gain
3
Which hormone would the nurse identify as inhibiting insulin and glucagon
secretion?
1
Amylin
Correct2
Somatostatin
3
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Which exogenous conditions are responsible for increased cortisol
secretion? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses
may be correct.
Correct1
Asthma
Incorrect2
Adrenal adenomas
Correct3
Cancer chemotherapy
Correct4
Organ transplantation
Incorrect5
, A nurse educator instructs a new nurse during orientation about the
physiological processes of the endocrine system. Which statement made by the
new nurse indicates effective learning?
1
"The endocrine system comprises glands with narrow ducts."
2
"The hormones of the endocrine system exert their action by ‘lock and key’ mechanism."
4
A client presents with chief complaints of unexplained weight gain and back pain
from a compression fracture of the vertebrae. On assessment, there is truncal
obesity with excessively thin extremities, a moon-shaped face, a buffalo hump,
thin hair, and adult acne. The symptoms described are suggestive of which
disease?
1
Addison disease
Correct2
Cushing disease
3
Multiple sclerosis
4
Which complication is the nurse’s main priority during the early postoperative
period after a subtotal thyroidectomy?
1
Hemorrhage
2
Thyrotoxic crisis
