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The physician suspects a client may be experiencing hypofunction of an endocrine organ.
Select the most appropriate test to determine organ function. - Answer: Stimulation tests
Select the statement that best explains the function of hormone receptors. - Answer:
Hormone receptors recognize a specific hormone and translate the signal into a cellular
response.
The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with severe chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease and has been taking oral steroids for several years. The nurse is aware
that the client is at risk for: - Answer: Suppression of the client's hypothalamic-pituitary-
target cell system
As part of maintaining homeostasis, hormones secreted by endocrine cells are inactivated
continuously to: - Answer: Prevent accumulation
When caring for a client with anemia and a decrease in red blood cells (RBCs), the nurse
recognizes which of these hormones will stimulate the bone marrow to produce additional
RBCs? - Answer: Erythropoietin
The nurse is caring for a client with diabetes. Which of these findings is cause for concern
leading the nurse to initiate client education? - Answer: Hemoglobin A1 C level is 8.7.
The nurse is planning to collect a 24-hour urine sample for hormone assay. In which of
these situations does the nurse collaborate with the health care provider to find an
alternate type of testing? - Answer: Client has anuria.
A client who is referred to the endocrinologist's office for an evaluation of his hormone
levels asks what regulates the hormone levels. The best response would be that hormone
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,levels in the body are primarily regulated by: - Answer: The hypothalamic-pituitary-target
cell system
Which gland is often referred to as the master gland because it secretes many hormones? -
Answer: Pituitary
The physician is assessing a client with a preliminary diagnosis of endocrine disorder.
Further assessment findings identify abnormalities with emotion, pain, body temperature,
and neural input. The physician determines the need to further assess the: - Answer:
Hypothalamus
A nursing instructor is teaching a group of students about the action of hormones. The
instructor determined that teaching was effective when the students' recognize the local
action of hormones as: - Answer: Paracrine
Which of the following hormones cross cell membranes to connect to nuclear receptors?
Select all that apply. - Answer: • Vitamin D
• Thyroid hormones
• Glucocorticoids
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) performs which of the following roles in the
functioning of the endocrine system? - Answer: Acting as a second messenger to mediate
hormone action on target cells
The nurse explains to a client in labor who has demonstrated ineffective contractions
impeding progression of labor that the health care provider has added oxytocin infusion to
the orders. Which of these does the nurse teach the client is the purpose of oxytocin? -
Answer: To stimulate contraction of the uterus
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, The nurse is teaching a new diabetic about fingerstick blood glucose testing. When the
client obtains a pre-meal fingerstick reading of 206 mg/dL, which teaching by the nurse is
most appropriate? - Answer: This is an elevated reading - let's talk about adherence to
insulin and diet.
Hormones are chemical messengers that: - Answer: regulate body functions.
Release and synthesis of anterior pituitary hormones are mainly regulated by the inhibiting
or releasing actions of the: - Answer: hypothalamus
The hormone levels in the body need to be kept within an appropriate range. How is this
accomplished for many of the hormones in the body? - Answer: Negative feedback loop
What is the most common mechanism of hormone control? - Answer: Negative feedback
Which of the following organ systems is matched with the preferred type of imaging? -
Answer: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pituitary gland
Which of the following manifestations would a nurse expect when assessing a child with
insufficient growth hormone (GH) secretion? - Answer: Rank below 10% on the growth
chart
When comparing the endocrine and nervous system functions, the nurse knows that the
endocrine system: Select all that apply. - Answer: • Glands are widely scattered throughout
the body
• Takes longer to respond to innervations but has prolonged actions when they arrive
• Releases hormones into the blood that is transported throughout the body
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PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
The physician suspects a client may be experiencing hypofunction of an endocrine organ.
Select the most appropriate test to determine organ function. - Answer: Stimulation tests
Select the statement that best explains the function of hormone receptors. - Answer:
Hormone receptors recognize a specific hormone and translate the signal into a cellular
response.
The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with severe chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease and has been taking oral steroids for several years. The nurse is aware
that the client is at risk for: - Answer: Suppression of the client's hypothalamic-pituitary-
target cell system
As part of maintaining homeostasis, hormones secreted by endocrine cells are inactivated
continuously to: - Answer: Prevent accumulation
When caring for a client with anemia and a decrease in red blood cells (RBCs), the nurse
recognizes which of these hormones will stimulate the bone marrow to produce additional
RBCs? - Answer: Erythropoietin
The nurse is caring for a client with diabetes. Which of these findings is cause for concern
leading the nurse to initiate client education? - Answer: Hemoglobin A1 C level is 8.7.
The nurse is planning to collect a 24-hour urine sample for hormone assay. In which of
these situations does the nurse collaborate with the health care provider to find an
alternate type of testing? - Answer: Client has anuria.
A client who is referred to the endocrinologist's office for an evaluation of his hormone
levels asks what regulates the hormone levels. The best response would be that hormone
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,levels in the body are primarily regulated by: - Answer: The hypothalamic-pituitary-target
cell system
Which gland is often referred to as the master gland because it secretes many hormones? -
Answer: Pituitary
The physician is assessing a client with a preliminary diagnosis of endocrine disorder.
Further assessment findings identify abnormalities with emotion, pain, body temperature,
and neural input. The physician determines the need to further assess the: - Answer:
Hypothalamus
A nursing instructor is teaching a group of students about the action of hormones. The
instructor determined that teaching was effective when the students' recognize the local
action of hormones as: - Answer: Paracrine
Which of the following hormones cross cell membranes to connect to nuclear receptors?
Select all that apply. - Answer: • Vitamin D
• Thyroid hormones
• Glucocorticoids
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) performs which of the following roles in the
functioning of the endocrine system? - Answer: Acting as a second messenger to mediate
hormone action on target cells
The nurse explains to a client in labor who has demonstrated ineffective contractions
impeding progression of labor that the health care provider has added oxytocin infusion to
the orders. Which of these does the nurse teach the client is the purpose of oxytocin? -
Answer: To stimulate contraction of the uterus
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, The nurse is teaching a new diabetic about fingerstick blood glucose testing. When the
client obtains a pre-meal fingerstick reading of 206 mg/dL, which teaching by the nurse is
most appropriate? - Answer: This is an elevated reading - let's talk about adherence to
insulin and diet.
Hormones are chemical messengers that: - Answer: regulate body functions.
Release and synthesis of anterior pituitary hormones are mainly regulated by the inhibiting
or releasing actions of the: - Answer: hypothalamus
The hormone levels in the body need to be kept within an appropriate range. How is this
accomplished for many of the hormones in the body? - Answer: Negative feedback loop
What is the most common mechanism of hormone control? - Answer: Negative feedback
Which of the following organ systems is matched with the preferred type of imaging? -
Answer: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pituitary gland
Which of the following manifestations would a nurse expect when assessing a child with
insufficient growth hormone (GH) secretion? - Answer: Rank below 10% on the growth
chart
When comparing the endocrine and nervous system functions, the nurse knows that the
endocrine system: Select all that apply. - Answer: • Glands are widely scattered throughout
the body
• Takes longer to respond to innervations but has prolonged actions when they arrive
• Releases hormones into the blood that is transported throughout the body
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