ATI RN Medical Surgical: Endocrine Online Practice 2019: Questions & Answers

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about insulin injections. The client's prescription includes evening doses of insulin glargine and regular insulin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? a. Inject the insulins intramuscularly. b. Shake the insulins vigorously prior to administration. c. Draw up the insulins into separate syringes. d. Expect the insulins to appear cloudy. (Ans- Draw up the insulins into separate syringes. The nurse should instruct the client to draw up the insulins into separate syringes because insulin glargine is not compatible with other insulins. A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? a. Consume no more than three servings of alcohol per day. b. Ingest food with alcohol to reduce alcohol-induced hypoglycemia. c. Increase insulin dosage before planned exercise. d. Rest for 3 days between periods of vigorous exercise. (Ans- Ingest food with alcohol to reduce alcohol-induced hypoglycemia. Alcohol inhibits the liver from producing glucose. Consuming carbohydrates while drinking alcoholic beverages helps prevent hypoglycemia. A nurse is caring for a client who has a pheochromocytoma. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Elevate the head of the client's bed. b. Palpate the client's abdomen. c. Monitor the client for hypotension. d. Check the client's urine specific gravity. (Ans- Elevate the head of the client's bed. The nurse should elevate the head of the client's bed to reduce blood pressure and abdominal pressure. A nurse has administered propranolol by IV bolus to a client who is having a thyroid storm. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is having a therapeutic response? a. Reduction of the effects of thyroid hormone on the heart b. Blockage of the release of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland c. Increase in the heart's sensitivity to thyroid hormone d. Increase in the uptake of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland (Ans- Reduction of the effects of thyroid hormone on the heart