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ATI CARE OF PATIENTS WITH PROBLEMS OF THE THYROID AND
PARATHYROID GLANDS EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
After teaching a client who has diverticulitis, a nurse assesses the
client's understanding. Which statement made by the client
indicates a need for further teaching?
a. "I'll ride my bike or take a long walk at least three times a
week."
b. "I must try to include at least 25 g of fiber in my diet every day."
c. "I will take a laxative nightly at bedtime to avoid becoming
constipated."
d. "I should use my legs rather than my back muscles when I lift
heavy objects." - ANSWER-c. "I will take a laxative nightly at
bedtime to avoid becoming constipated."
Laxatives are not recommended for patients with
diverticulitis because they can increase pressure in the
bowel, causing additional outpouching of the lumen.
Exercise and a high-fiber diet are recommended for clients
with diverticulitis because they promote regular bowel
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function. Using the leg muscles rather than the back for
lifting prevents abdominal straining.
A nurse cares for an older adult who is admitted to the hospital
with complications of diverticulitis. Which actions would the nurse
include in the client's plan of care? (Select all that apply.)
a. Administer pain medications as prescribed.
b. Palpate the abdomen for distention.
c. Assess for sudden changes in mental status.
d. Provide the client with a high-fiber diet.
e. Evaluate stools for occult blood. - ANSWER-a. Administer pain
medications as prescribed.
b. Palpate the abdomen for distention.
c. Assess for sudden changes in mental status.
e. Evaluate stools for occult blood.
When caring for an older adult who has diverticulitis, the
nurse would administer analgesics as prescribed, palpate the
abdomen for distention and tenderness, assess for
confusion and sudden changes in mental status, and check
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stools for occult or frank bleeding. A low-fiber/residue diet
would be provided when symptoms are present and a high-
fiber diet when inflammation resolves.
A nurse is providing health teaching to a middle-age male-to-
female (MtF) client who has undergone gender-reaffirming
surgery. What information is most important to this patient?
a. "Be sure to have an annual prostate examination."
b. "Continue your normal health screenings."
c. "Try to avoid being around people who are ill."
d. "You should have an annual flu vaccination." - ANSWER-a. "Be
sure to have an annual prostate examination."
Rationale: The MtF client retains the prostate, so annual
screening examinations for prostate cancer remain
important. The other statements are good general health
teaching ideas for any patient.
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A transgender client is taking transdermal estrogen. What
assessment finding does the nurse report immediately to the
primary health care provider?
a. Breast tenderness
b. Headaches
c. Red, swollen calf
d. Swollen ankles - ANSWER-c. Red, swollen calf
Rational : A red, swollen calf could be a sign of a deep-vein
thrombosis, a known adverse effect of estrogen. The nurse
reports this finding immediately. The other signs and
symptoms are also side effects of estrogen, but do not need
to be reported as a priority.
A transgender client taking spironolactone is in the internal
medicine clinic reporting heart palpitations. What action by the
nurse takes priority?
a. Draw blood to test serum potassium.
b. Have the client lie down and rest.
c. Obtain a STAT electrocardiogram (ECG).
ATI CARE OF PATIENTS WITH PROBLEMS OF THE THYROID AND
PARATHYROID GLANDS EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
After teaching a client who has diverticulitis, a nurse assesses the
client's understanding. Which statement made by the client
indicates a need for further teaching?
a. "I'll ride my bike or take a long walk at least three times a
week."
b. "I must try to include at least 25 g of fiber in my diet every day."
c. "I will take a laxative nightly at bedtime to avoid becoming
constipated."
d. "I should use my legs rather than my back muscles when I lift
heavy objects." - ANSWER-c. "I will take a laxative nightly at
bedtime to avoid becoming constipated."
Laxatives are not recommended for patients with
diverticulitis because they can increase pressure in the
bowel, causing additional outpouching of the lumen.
Exercise and a high-fiber diet are recommended for clients
with diverticulitis because they promote regular bowel
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function. Using the leg muscles rather than the back for
lifting prevents abdominal straining.
A nurse cares for an older adult who is admitted to the hospital
with complications of diverticulitis. Which actions would the nurse
include in the client's plan of care? (Select all that apply.)
a. Administer pain medications as prescribed.
b. Palpate the abdomen for distention.
c. Assess for sudden changes in mental status.
d. Provide the client with a high-fiber diet.
e. Evaluate stools for occult blood. - ANSWER-a. Administer pain
medications as prescribed.
b. Palpate the abdomen for distention.
c. Assess for sudden changes in mental status.
e. Evaluate stools for occult blood.
When caring for an older adult who has diverticulitis, the
nurse would administer analgesics as prescribed, palpate the
abdomen for distention and tenderness, assess for
confusion and sudden changes in mental status, and check
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stools for occult or frank bleeding. A low-fiber/residue diet
would be provided when symptoms are present and a high-
fiber diet when inflammation resolves.
A nurse is providing health teaching to a middle-age male-to-
female (MtF) client who has undergone gender-reaffirming
surgery. What information is most important to this patient?
a. "Be sure to have an annual prostate examination."
b. "Continue your normal health screenings."
c. "Try to avoid being around people who are ill."
d. "You should have an annual flu vaccination." - ANSWER-a. "Be
sure to have an annual prostate examination."
Rationale: The MtF client retains the prostate, so annual
screening examinations for prostate cancer remain
important. The other statements are good general health
teaching ideas for any patient.
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A transgender client is taking transdermal estrogen. What
assessment finding does the nurse report immediately to the
primary health care provider?
a. Breast tenderness
b. Headaches
c. Red, swollen calf
d. Swollen ankles - ANSWER-c. Red, swollen calf
Rational : A red, swollen calf could be a sign of a deep-vein
thrombosis, a known adverse effect of estrogen. The nurse
reports this finding immediately. The other signs and
symptoms are also side effects of estrogen, but do not need
to be reported as a priority.
A transgender client taking spironolactone is in the internal
medicine clinic reporting heart palpitations. What action by the
nurse takes priority?
a. Draw blood to test serum potassium.
b. Have the client lie down and rest.
c. Obtain a STAT electrocardiogram (ECG).
