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NURS 215 EXAM 3 (ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING)
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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A client who has just undergone a thyroidectomy is
experiencing high fever, tachycardia, and extreme
restlessness. The nurse would interpret these
manifestations as: - ANSWER-Thyroid crisis
The nurse is caring for a 42-year-old male client who is
admitted for treatment of heart failure. He has abnormally
large hands and feet and a broad face with a protruding
jaw. Based on these signs and symptoms, the nurse
identifies which of the following endocrine disturbances as
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the most likely cause for these physical changes? -
ANSWER-Acromegaly
A client arrives in the clinic and states to the nurse, "I am
tired all the time and have gained weight. My hair is so dry
it is breaking." The nurse assesses that the client's face is
puffy with edematous eyelids and the outer third of the
eyebrows are thinning. What lab test will the nurse
prepare the client for that is characteristic of this disorder?
- ANSWER-T4 and TSH
Which classification of medication does the nurse prepare
to administer to the client with hyperthyroidism that will
block the effects of the hyperthyroid state on sympathetic
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nervous system function? - ANSWER-Beta-adrenergic
blocking agent
The nurse is performing an assessment for a client who
has hyperthyroidism that is untreated. When obtaining vital
signs, what is the expected finding? - ANSWER-Heart rate
110 and bounding
Which disorder is a result of excess cortisol? - ANSWER-
Cushing syndrome
When educating a client with possible glucocorticoid
dysfunction, the nurse will explain that the CRH controls
the release of ACTH. The best time to perform the blood
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test to measure peak ACTH levels would be: - ANSWER-
06:00 to 08:00 AM
The newborn-nursery nurse is obtaining a blood sample to
determine if a newborn has congenital hypothyroidism.
What long-term complication is the nurse aware can occur
if this test is not performed and the infant has congenital
hypothyroidism? - ANSWER-Cretinism
One of the earliest signs of Cushing syndrome is the loss
of variable diurnal secretion of cortisol-releasing hormone
(CRH) and which of the following? - ANSWER-ACTH
NURS 215 EXAM 3 (ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING)
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+|BRAND NEW!!
A client who has just undergone a thyroidectomy is
experiencing high fever, tachycardia, and extreme
restlessness. The nurse would interpret these
manifestations as: - ANSWER-Thyroid crisis
The nurse is caring for a 42-year-old male client who is
admitted for treatment of heart failure. He has abnormally
large hands and feet and a broad face with a protruding
jaw. Based on these signs and symptoms, the nurse
identifies which of the following endocrine disturbances as
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the most likely cause for these physical changes? -
ANSWER-Acromegaly
A client arrives in the clinic and states to the nurse, "I am
tired all the time and have gained weight. My hair is so dry
it is breaking." The nurse assesses that the client's face is
puffy with edematous eyelids and the outer third of the
eyebrows are thinning. What lab test will the nurse
prepare the client for that is characteristic of this disorder?
- ANSWER-T4 and TSH
Which classification of medication does the nurse prepare
to administer to the client with hyperthyroidism that will
block the effects of the hyperthyroid state on sympathetic
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nervous system function? - ANSWER-Beta-adrenergic
blocking agent
The nurse is performing an assessment for a client who
has hyperthyroidism that is untreated. When obtaining vital
signs, what is the expected finding? - ANSWER-Heart rate
110 and bounding
Which disorder is a result of excess cortisol? - ANSWER-
Cushing syndrome
When educating a client with possible glucocorticoid
dysfunction, the nurse will explain that the CRH controls
the release of ACTH. The best time to perform the blood
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test to measure peak ACTH levels would be: - ANSWER-
06:00 to 08:00 AM
The newborn-nursery nurse is obtaining a blood sample to
determine if a newborn has congenital hypothyroidism.
What long-term complication is the nurse aware can occur
if this test is not performed and the infant has congenital
hypothyroidism? - ANSWER-Cretinism
One of the earliest signs of Cushing syndrome is the loss
of variable diurnal secretion of cortisol-releasing hormone
(CRH) and which of the following? - ANSWER-ACTH
