NU-150 Exam 2 Review QUESTIONS WITH |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS
Which is the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that
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stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce and secrete glucocorticoids,
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mineralocorticoids and androgens? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔adrenocorticotropin
Which hormone is produced by the hypothalamus, stored in the posterior
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pituitary gland, and is responsible for the regulation of reabsorption of water
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by the kidneys? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔vasopressin
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A nurse is caring for a 78-year-old client with rheumatoid arthritis. The HCP
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has prescribed cortisone, a corticosteroid, to the client. The nurse would
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administer the drug cautiously to a client with which condition? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔heart failure
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A nurse is caring for a client with adrenocortical deficiency. An HCP has
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prescribed fludrocortisone, a corticosteroid drug, to the client. The nurse
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would assess the client for which adverse drug reactions? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔hyperglycemia, edema, weight gain, hypokalemia
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A nurse is teaching a client about a prescribed thyroid supplement and
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describes a drug that requires once a day and has a more uniform potency
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than do other thyroid hormone replacement drugs? Which drug is the nurse
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describing? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔levothyroxine |\ |\ |\ |\
, A client prescribed levothyroxine asks the nurse to explain when the
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medication should be taken. Which would the nurse include in the
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response? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔in the morning on an empty stomach
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Based on the nurse's knowledge about thyroid hormone supplements, the
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nurse administers cautiously to a client who has recently had which
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condition or disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔myocardial infarction
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A client is undergoing an iodine drug therapy for the treatment of
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hyperthyroidism. Which adverse drug reactions would let the nurse suspect |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that overmedication to antithyroid occurs in the client? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔depression, cold intolerance, hypothermia|\ |\ |\ |\
After the nurse administers codeine, an antitussive agent, the nurse would
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focus on assessing which information? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔bradypnea, drowsiness, cough relief |\ |\ |\
After teaching a group of nursing students about the uses of acetylcysteine
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(Mucomyst®), a mucolytic drug, the instructor determines that the teaching
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was successful when the students identify which of the following? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔decreasing thickness of lung secretions in cystic
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fibrosis
lung collapse due to viscous mucus causing obstruction
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treatment of overdosage from acetaminophen (Tylenol®)
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ANSWERS
Which is the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce and secrete glucocorticoids,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mineralocorticoids and androgens? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔adrenocorticotropin
Which hormone is produced by the hypothalamus, stored in the posterior
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pituitary gland, and is responsible for the regulation of reabsorption of water
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
by the kidneys? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔vasopressin
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A nurse is caring for a 78-year-old client with rheumatoid arthritis. The HCP
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
has prescribed cortisone, a corticosteroid, to the client. The nurse would
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
administer the drug cautiously to a client with which condition? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔heart failure
|\ |\ |\
A nurse is caring for a client with adrenocortical deficiency. An HCP has
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prescribed fludrocortisone, a corticosteroid drug, to the client. The nurse
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
would assess the client for which adverse drug reactions? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔hyperglycemia, edema, weight gain, hypokalemia
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A nurse is teaching a client about a prescribed thyroid supplement and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
describes a drug that requires once a day and has a more uniform potency
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
than do other thyroid hormone replacement drugs? Which drug is the nurse
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describing? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔levothyroxine |\ |\ |\ |\
, A client prescribed levothyroxine asks the nurse to explain when the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
medication should be taken. Which would the nurse include in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
response? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔in the morning on an empty stomach
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Based on the nurse's knowledge about thyroid hormone supplements, the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nurse administers cautiously to a client who has recently had which
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
condition or disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔myocardial infarction
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A client is undergoing an iodine drug therapy for the treatment of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hyperthyroidism. Which adverse drug reactions would let the nurse suspect |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that overmedication to antithyroid occurs in the client? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔depression, cold intolerance, hypothermia|\ |\ |\ |\
After the nurse administers codeine, an antitussive agent, the nurse would
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
focus on assessing which information? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔bradypnea, drowsiness, cough relief |\ |\ |\
After teaching a group of nursing students about the uses of acetylcysteine
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(Mucomyst®), a mucolytic drug, the instructor determines that the teaching
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
was successful when the students identify which of the following? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔decreasing thickness of lung secretions in cystic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
fibrosis
lung collapse due to viscous mucus causing obstruction
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
treatment of overdosage from acetaminophen (Tylenol®)
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