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NUR 215 EXAM 3 (ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING)
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| COMPLETE
250 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+| NUR 215 EXAM 3 REVIEW 2025 (BRAND NEW!!)
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
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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.
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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 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
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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
The nurse is teaching a new diabetic about fingerstick blood
glucose testing. When the client obtains a pre-meal fingerstick
NUR 215 EXAM 3 (ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING)
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| COMPLETE
250 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+| NUR 215 EXAM 3 REVIEW 2025 (BRAND NEW!!)
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
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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.
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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 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
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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
The nurse is teaching a new diabetic about fingerstick blood
glucose testing. When the client obtains a pre-meal fingerstick
