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Which is the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal
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cortex to produce and secrete glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and androgens? - correct
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answer✔✔adrenocorticotropin
Which hormone is produced by the hypothalamus, stored in the posterior pituitary gland,
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and is responsible for the regulation of reabsorption of water by the kidneys? - correct
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answer✔✔vasopressin
A nurse is caring for a 78-year-old client with rheumatoid arthritis. The HCP has prescribed
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cortisone, a corticosteroid, to the client. The nurse would administer the drug cautiously to a
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client with which condition? - correct answer✔✔heart failure
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A nurse is caring for a client with adrenocortical deficiency. An HCP has prescribed
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fludrocortisone, a corticosteroid drug, to the client. The nurse would assess the client for ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
which adverse drug reactions? - correct answer✔✔hyperglycemia, edema, weight gain,
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hypokalemia
A nurse is teaching a client about a prescribed thyroid supplement and describes a drug that
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requires once a day and has a more uniform potency than do other thyroid hormone
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replacement drugs? Which drug is the nurse describing? - correct answer✔✔levothyroxine ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A client prescribed levothyroxine asks the nurse to explain when the medication should be
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taken. Which would the nurse include in the response? - correct answer✔✔in the morning
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on an empty stomach ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, Based on the nurse's knowledge about thyroid hormone supplements, the nurse administers
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cautiously to a client who has recently had which condition or disorder? - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔myocardial infarction ||\\//||
A client is undergoing an iodine drug therapy for the treatment of hyperthyroidism. Which
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adverse drug reactions would let the nurse suspect that overmedication to antithyroid occurs
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in the client? - correct answer✔✔depression, cold intolerance, hypothermia
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After the nurse administers codeine, an antitussive agent, the nurse would focus on assessing
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which information? - correct answer✔✔bradypnea, drowsiness, cough relief
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After teaching a group of nursing students about the uses of acetylcysteine (Mucomyst®), a
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mucolytic drug, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
students identify which of the following? - correct answer✔✔decreasing thickness of lung ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
secretions in cystic fibrosis ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
lung collapse due to viscous mucus causing obstruction
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treatment of overdosage from acetaminophen (Tylenol®) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A client is receiving guaifenesin (Mucinex®), an expectorant drug. Which interventions would
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the nurse include in the client's plan of care to help prevent pooling of secretions in the
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client's lungs? - correct answer✔✔increase fluid intake ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
change position frequently ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A client experiences an overdose of warfarin. Which would the nurse expect to administer? -
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correct answer✔✔phytonadione (Vitamin K)
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A nurse is assigned to care for a client who is prescribed diphenhydramine (Benadryl®), an
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antihistamine drug for allergic rhinitis. The client is also taking codeine for cough relief. The ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
nurse would assess the client for which potential risk? - correct answer✔✔falls
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detailed answers ||\\//||
Which is the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal
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cortex to produce and secrete glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and androgens? - correct
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answer✔✔adrenocorticotropin
Which hormone is produced by the hypothalamus, stored in the posterior pituitary gland,
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and is responsible for the regulation of reabsorption of water by the kidneys? - correct
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answer✔✔vasopressin
A nurse is caring for a 78-year-old client with rheumatoid arthritis. The HCP has prescribed
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cortisone, a corticosteroid, to the client. The nurse would administer the drug cautiously to a
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client with which condition? - correct answer✔✔heart failure
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A nurse is caring for a client with adrenocortical deficiency. An HCP has prescribed
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fludrocortisone, a corticosteroid drug, to the client. The nurse would assess the client for ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
which adverse drug reactions? - correct answer✔✔hyperglycemia, edema, weight gain,
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hypokalemia
A nurse is teaching a client about a prescribed thyroid supplement and describes a drug that
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requires once a day and has a more uniform potency than do other thyroid hormone
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replacement drugs? Which drug is the nurse describing? - correct answer✔✔levothyroxine ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A client prescribed levothyroxine asks the nurse to explain when the medication should be
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taken. Which would the nurse include in the response? - correct answer✔✔in the morning
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on an empty stomach ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, Based on the nurse's knowledge about thyroid hormone supplements, the nurse administers
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cautiously to a client who has recently had which condition or disorder? - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔myocardial infarction ||\\//||
A client is undergoing an iodine drug therapy for the treatment of hyperthyroidism. Which
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adverse drug reactions would let the nurse suspect that overmedication to antithyroid occurs
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in the client? - correct answer✔✔depression, cold intolerance, hypothermia
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After the nurse administers codeine, an antitussive agent, the nurse would focus on assessing
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which information? - correct answer✔✔bradypnea, drowsiness, cough relief
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After teaching a group of nursing students about the uses of acetylcysteine (Mucomyst®), a
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mucolytic drug, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
students identify which of the following? - correct answer✔✔decreasing thickness of lung ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
secretions in cystic fibrosis ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
lung collapse due to viscous mucus causing obstruction
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treatment of overdosage from acetaminophen (Tylenol®) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A client is receiving guaifenesin (Mucinex®), an expectorant drug. Which interventions would
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the nurse include in the client's plan of care to help prevent pooling of secretions in the
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client's lungs? - correct answer✔✔increase fluid intake ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
change position frequently ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A client experiences an overdose of warfarin. Which would the nurse expect to administer? -
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correct answer✔✔phytonadione (Vitamin K)
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A nurse is assigned to care for a client who is prescribed diphenhydramine (Benadryl®), an
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antihistamine drug for allergic rhinitis. The client is also taking codeine for cough relief. The ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
nurse would assess the client for which potential risk? - correct answer✔✔falls
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