ATI MED SURG ENDOCRINE FINAL EXAM 2025-2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS VERSIONS CURRENTLY
TESTING COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A nurse is planning care for a client who has Cushing's
syndrome due to chronic corticosteroid use. Which of the
following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Check the client's blood glucose for hypoglycemia.
b. Check the client's urine specific gravity.
c. Weigh the client weekly.
d. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter for the client. -
ANSWER-b
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has Addison's
disease about healthy snack foods. Which of the following
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,choices by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a. Sliced bananas
b. Baked potato
c. Turkey and cheese sandwich
d. Plain yogurt with peaches - ANSWER-c
A nurse is reviewing the lab values of a client who has diabetic
ketoacidosis. The nurse should understand that which of the
following lab values is consistent with diabetic ketoacidosis?
a. Blood glucose 30 mg/dL
b. Negative urine ketones
c. Blood pH 7.38
d. Bicarbonate level 12 mEq/L - ANSWER-d
A nurse is caring for a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus
and is displaying manifestations of hyperglycemia. Which of the
following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client
has hyperglycemia?
a. Hunger
b. Increased urination
c. Cold, clammy skin
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,d. Tremors - ANSWER-b
A nurse is assessing a client who has Addison's disease. Which
of the following skin manifestations should the nurse expect to
find?
a. Purple striae on the chest and abdomen
b. Butterfly rash across the bridge of the nose
c. Bronze pigmentation of skin
d. Jaundice of the face and sclera - ANSWER-c
A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. For
which of the following findings should the nurse monitor?
a. Proteinuria
b. Oliguria
c. Polyuria
d. Glycosuria - ANSWER-c
A nurse is monitoring a client who has Graves' disease for the
development of thyroid storm. The nurse should report which
of the following findings to the provider?
a. Constipation
b. Headache
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, c. Bradycardia
d. Hypertension - ANSWER-d
A nurse is preparing for a 24 hour urine specimen for a client
who is suspected to have pheochromocytoma. Which of the
following lab tests from the 24 hour urine specimen should the
nurse use to determine the client's condition?
a. Creatinine clearance
b. Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)
c. 17-hydroxycorticosteroids (17-OHCS)
d. Protein - ANSWER-b
A nurse is caring for a client who is postop following a bilateral
adrenalectomy. The nurse should expect to administer
glucocorticoids following the procedure to enhance which of
the following therapeutic effects?
a. Compensate for decrease in cortisol levels
b. Inhibit glucose metabolism
c. Act as a diuretic to maintain urine output
d. Decrease susceptibility to infection - ANSWER-a
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS VERSIONS CURRENTLY
TESTING COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A nurse is planning care for a client who has Cushing's
syndrome due to chronic corticosteroid use. Which of the
following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Check the client's blood glucose for hypoglycemia.
b. Check the client's urine specific gravity.
c. Weigh the client weekly.
d. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter for the client. -
ANSWER-b
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has Addison's
disease about healthy snack foods. Which of the following
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,choices by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a. Sliced bananas
b. Baked potato
c. Turkey and cheese sandwich
d. Plain yogurt with peaches - ANSWER-c
A nurse is reviewing the lab values of a client who has diabetic
ketoacidosis. The nurse should understand that which of the
following lab values is consistent with diabetic ketoacidosis?
a. Blood glucose 30 mg/dL
b. Negative urine ketones
c. Blood pH 7.38
d. Bicarbonate level 12 mEq/L - ANSWER-d
A nurse is caring for a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus
and is displaying manifestations of hyperglycemia. Which of the
following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client
has hyperglycemia?
a. Hunger
b. Increased urination
c. Cold, clammy skin
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,d. Tremors - ANSWER-b
A nurse is assessing a client who has Addison's disease. Which
of the following skin manifestations should the nurse expect to
find?
a. Purple striae on the chest and abdomen
b. Butterfly rash across the bridge of the nose
c. Bronze pigmentation of skin
d. Jaundice of the face and sclera - ANSWER-c
A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. For
which of the following findings should the nurse monitor?
a. Proteinuria
b. Oliguria
c. Polyuria
d. Glycosuria - ANSWER-c
A nurse is monitoring a client who has Graves' disease for the
development of thyroid storm. The nurse should report which
of the following findings to the provider?
a. Constipation
b. Headache
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, c. Bradycardia
d. Hypertension - ANSWER-d
A nurse is preparing for a 24 hour urine specimen for a client
who is suspected to have pheochromocytoma. Which of the
following lab tests from the 24 hour urine specimen should the
nurse use to determine the client's condition?
a. Creatinine clearance
b. Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)
c. 17-hydroxycorticosteroids (17-OHCS)
d. Protein - ANSWER-b
A nurse is caring for a client who is postop following a bilateral
adrenalectomy. The nurse should expect to administer
glucocorticoids following the procedure to enhance which of
the following therapeutic effects?
a. Compensate for decrease in cortisol levels
b. Inhibit glucose metabolism
c. Act as a diuretic to maintain urine output
d. Decrease susceptibility to infection - ANSWER-a
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