Chapter 57: Concepts Of Care For Patients With Pituitary And Adrena
Correct Answers
1. cA cnurse cassesses cclients cfor cpotential cendocrine cdysfunction. cWhich cclient cis cat cgreatest cri
cgonadotropin cand
growth chormone?
a. cA c36-year-old cfemale cwho chas cused coral ccontraceptives cfor c5 cyears
b. cA c42-year-old cmale cwho cexperienced chead ctrauma c3 cyears cago
c. cA c55-year-old cfemale cwith ca csevere callergy cto cshellfish cand ciodine
d. cA c64-year-old cmale cwith cadult-onset cdiabetes cmellitus c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cB
Gonadotropin cand cgrowth chormone care canterior cpituitary chormones. cHead ctrauma cis ca ccommo
hypofunction. cThe cother cfactors cdo cnot cincrease cthe crisk cof cthis ccondition.
2. cA cnurse cplans ccare cfor ca cclient cwith ca cgrowth chormone cdeficiency. cWhich caction cwould cth
cplan cof
care?
a. cAvoid cintramuscular cmedications.
b. cPlace cthe cclient cin cprotective cisolation.
c. cUse ca clift csheet cto creposition cthe cpatient.
d. cAssist cthe cclient cto cdangle cbefore crising. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cC
In cadults, cgrowth chormone cis cnecessary cto cmaintain cbone cdensity cand cstrength. cAdults cwith cg
chave cthin,
fragile cbones. cAvoiding cIM cmedications, cusing cprotective cisolation, cand cassisting cthe cclient cas
cto
standing cwill cnot cserve cas csafety cmeasures cwhen cthe cclient cis cdeficient cin cgrowth chormone.
3. cThe cnurse cis ccaring cfor ca cclient cwho chas cacromegaly. cWhat cphysical cchange cwould cthe cnu
a. cLarge chands cand cface
b. cThin, cdry cskin
c. cShort cheight
d. cTruncal cobesity c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cA
The cclient cwho chas cacromegaly chas can cexcess cof cgrowth chormone cas can cadult cand ctherefore
cstructure
that cis creadily cobserved.
4. cAfter cteaching ca cclient cwith cacromegaly cwho cis cscheduled cfor can copen ctranssphenoidal chy
cassesses cthe
client's cunderstanding. cWhich cstatement cmade cby cthe cclient cindicates ca cneed cfor cfurther cteach
a. c"I cwill cno clonger cneed cto climit cmy cfluid cintake cafter csurgery."
b. c"I cam cglad cno cvisible cincision cwill cresult cfrom cthis csurgery."
Correct Answers
1. cA cnurse cassesses cclients cfor cpotential cendocrine cdysfunction. cWhich cclient cis cat cgreatest cri
cgonadotropin cand
growth chormone?
a. cA c36-year-old cfemale cwho chas cused coral ccontraceptives cfor c5 cyears
b. cA c42-year-old cmale cwho cexperienced chead ctrauma c3 cyears cago
c. cA c55-year-old cfemale cwith ca csevere callergy cto cshellfish cand ciodine
d. cA c64-year-old cmale cwith cadult-onset cdiabetes cmellitus c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cB
Gonadotropin cand cgrowth chormone care canterior cpituitary chormones. cHead ctrauma cis ca ccommo
hypofunction. cThe cother cfactors cdo cnot cincrease cthe crisk cof cthis ccondition.
2. cA cnurse cplans ccare cfor ca cclient cwith ca cgrowth chormone cdeficiency. cWhich caction cwould cth
cplan cof
care?
a. cAvoid cintramuscular cmedications.
b. cPlace cthe cclient cin cprotective cisolation.
c. cUse ca clift csheet cto creposition cthe cpatient.
d. cAssist cthe cclient cto cdangle cbefore crising. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cC
In cadults, cgrowth chormone cis cnecessary cto cmaintain cbone cdensity cand cstrength. cAdults cwith cg
chave cthin,
fragile cbones. cAvoiding cIM cmedications, cusing cprotective cisolation, cand cassisting cthe cclient cas
cto
standing cwill cnot cserve cas csafety cmeasures cwhen cthe cclient cis cdeficient cin cgrowth chormone.
3. cThe cnurse cis ccaring cfor ca cclient cwho chas cacromegaly. cWhat cphysical cchange cwould cthe cnu
a. cLarge chands cand cface
b. cThin, cdry cskin
c. cShort cheight
d. cTruncal cobesity c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cA
The cclient cwho chas cacromegaly chas can cexcess cof cgrowth chormone cas can cadult cand ctherefore
cstructure
that cis creadily cobserved.
4. cAfter cteaching ca cclient cwith cacromegaly cwho cis cscheduled cfor can copen ctranssphenoidal chy
cassesses cthe
client's cunderstanding. cWhich cstatement cmade cby cthe cclient cindicates ca cneed cfor cfurther cteach
a. c"I cwill cno clonger cneed cto climit cmy cfluid cintake cafter csurgery."
b. c"I cam cglad cno cvisible cincision cwill cresult cfrom cthis csurgery."
