ATI MED SURG ENDOCRINE FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
2 VERSIONS CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
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 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
d. Tremors - (ANSWER)b
, ATI MED SURG ENDOCRINE FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
2 VERSIONS CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
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
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)
2 VERSIONS CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
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 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
d. Tremors - (ANSWER)b
, ATI MED SURG ENDOCRINE FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
2 VERSIONS CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
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
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)
