pharmacology test bank exam 3
The nurse is discussing the endocrine system with a class of nursing students. What
substance would the nurse label as a hormone? - ANSNorepinephrine
What organ should the nurse recognize as the coordinating center for the nervous and
endocrine responses to internal and external stimuli? - ANSHypothalamus
The nurse is caring for a patient with abnormal calcium levels. What thyroid hormone does
the nurse expect this will impact? - ANSCalcitonin
The nurse explains the end result of the hypothalamus in regulating the central nervous
system (CNS), autonomic nervous system (ANS), and endocrine system is what? -
ANSMaintenance of homeostasis
While caring for a diabetic patient, the nurse explains that normally insulin is produced by the
pancreas and does what when reacting with the human cell? - ANSChanges the cell
permeability to glucose
What hormone enters the cell and reacts with a receptor inside the cell to change
messenger ribonucleic acid and affect the cell's function? - ANSEstrogen
The nurse explains the purpose of the negative feedback system used by the endocrine
system is what? - ANSTo maintain hormone concentration at a certain level
A group of nursing students are developing a presentation on hormones. What hormone will
the students' presentation identify as regulating the metabolic rate and influencing the growth
and development of the body? - ANSThyroid hormone
Estrogen enters the cell and reacts with a receptor site. What is the final result of this
reaction? - ANSAlteration in cellular function
The nurse is preparing a class on the endocrine system for students. What benefit is served
by the positioning of the hypothalamus in the brain? (Select all that apply.) - ANSClose to
other important areas of the brain
Able to influence and be influenced by emotions and thoughts
Poorly protected by the bloodbrain barrier
The nurse is caring for a pregnant patient. What hormone must be secreted to cause uterine
contractions? - ANSOxytocin
What are the areas of the hypothalamus called that are specifically sensitive to certain
stimuli to regulate body functions? - ANSneurocenters
, The hypothalamus fine-tunes and regulates the release of hormones using what process? -
ANSNegative feedback system
To better understand the negative feedback system, what might the nurse compare it with? -
ANSThe law of supply and demand
What hormones does the pancreas produce and release that aids in the body's varying
blood glucose levels? (Select all that apply.) - ANSinsulin, Glucagon, Somatostatin
What is the connecting link between the nervous system and the endocrine system? -
ANSHypothalamus
The nurse overhears a physician talking about the master gland.What gland does the nurse
recognize is being discussed? - ANSThe hypothalamus gland
A patient is taking leuprolide (Lupron) to treat prostatic cancer. The nurse caring for this
patient is careful to monitor for what? - ANSPeripheral edema
After administering somatropin (Saizen) to an 11-year-old patient with growth failure, what
outcome would indicate that the drug should be stopped? - ANSClosure of the epiphyses in
long bones
The nurse administers desmopressin (DDAVP) to the patient to treat diabetes insipidus.
What assessment finding would indicate to the nurse that the desmopressin is producing a
therapeutic effect? - ANSDecreased urine output
A patient with diabetes insipidus is taking desmopressin (DDAVP). He or she is complaining
of drowsiness, lightheadedness, and headache. What does the nurse suspect that he is
experiencing? - ANSWater intoxication
What drug would the nurse expect to administer to an AIDS patient with cachexia? -
ANSSomatropin (Saizen)
The nurse administers somatropin to a child with impaired growth due to a deficiency of
endogenous growth hormone during what period of growth and development? - ANSBefore
epiphyses close
The nurse administers desmopressin to treat a patient with diabetes insipidus. Assessment
of what laboratory studies would indicate the drug is working? - ANSIncreased serum
sodium levels
What hormone does the posterior pituitary gland store and release? - ANSADH
The nurse explains the role of the posterior pituitary gland is to do what? - ANSIt stores
hormones.
The nurse is discussing the endocrine system with a class of nursing students. What
substance would the nurse label as a hormone? - ANSNorepinephrine
What organ should the nurse recognize as the coordinating center for the nervous and
endocrine responses to internal and external stimuli? - ANSHypothalamus
The nurse is caring for a patient with abnormal calcium levels. What thyroid hormone does
the nurse expect this will impact? - ANSCalcitonin
The nurse explains the end result of the hypothalamus in regulating the central nervous
system (CNS), autonomic nervous system (ANS), and endocrine system is what? -
ANSMaintenance of homeostasis
While caring for a diabetic patient, the nurse explains that normally insulin is produced by the
pancreas and does what when reacting with the human cell? - ANSChanges the cell
permeability to glucose
What hormone enters the cell and reacts with a receptor inside the cell to change
messenger ribonucleic acid and affect the cell's function? - ANSEstrogen
The nurse explains the purpose of the negative feedback system used by the endocrine
system is what? - ANSTo maintain hormone concentration at a certain level
A group of nursing students are developing a presentation on hormones. What hormone will
the students' presentation identify as regulating the metabolic rate and influencing the growth
and development of the body? - ANSThyroid hormone
Estrogen enters the cell and reacts with a receptor site. What is the final result of this
reaction? - ANSAlteration in cellular function
The nurse is preparing a class on the endocrine system for students. What benefit is served
by the positioning of the hypothalamus in the brain? (Select all that apply.) - ANSClose to
other important areas of the brain
Able to influence and be influenced by emotions and thoughts
Poorly protected by the bloodbrain barrier
The nurse is caring for a pregnant patient. What hormone must be secreted to cause uterine
contractions? - ANSOxytocin
What are the areas of the hypothalamus called that are specifically sensitive to certain
stimuli to regulate body functions? - ANSneurocenters
, The hypothalamus fine-tunes and regulates the release of hormones using what process? -
ANSNegative feedback system
To better understand the negative feedback system, what might the nurse compare it with? -
ANSThe law of supply and demand
What hormones does the pancreas produce and release that aids in the body's varying
blood glucose levels? (Select all that apply.) - ANSinsulin, Glucagon, Somatostatin
What is the connecting link between the nervous system and the endocrine system? -
ANSHypothalamus
The nurse overhears a physician talking about the master gland.What gland does the nurse
recognize is being discussed? - ANSThe hypothalamus gland
A patient is taking leuprolide (Lupron) to treat prostatic cancer. The nurse caring for this
patient is careful to monitor for what? - ANSPeripheral edema
After administering somatropin (Saizen) to an 11-year-old patient with growth failure, what
outcome would indicate that the drug should be stopped? - ANSClosure of the epiphyses in
long bones
The nurse administers desmopressin (DDAVP) to the patient to treat diabetes insipidus.
What assessment finding would indicate to the nurse that the desmopressin is producing a
therapeutic effect? - ANSDecreased urine output
A patient with diabetes insipidus is taking desmopressin (DDAVP). He or she is complaining
of drowsiness, lightheadedness, and headache. What does the nurse suspect that he is
experiencing? - ANSWater intoxication
What drug would the nurse expect to administer to an AIDS patient with cachexia? -
ANSSomatropin (Saizen)
The nurse administers somatropin to a child with impaired growth due to a deficiency of
endogenous growth hormone during what period of growth and development? - ANSBefore
epiphyses close
The nurse administers desmopressin to treat a patient with diabetes insipidus. Assessment
of what laboratory studies would indicate the drug is working? - ANSIncreased serum
sodium levels
What hormone does the posterior pituitary gland store and release? - ANSADH
The nurse explains the role of the posterior pituitary gland is to do what? - ANSIt stores
hormones.
