NU 150 Exam 2 Review Questions With Correct
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Which is the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates
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the adrenal cortex to produce and secrete glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and
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androgens? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-adrenocorticotropin
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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 by
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the kidneys? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-vasopressin
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A nurse is caring for a 78-year-old client with rheumatoid arthritis. The HCP has
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prescribed cortisone, a corticosteroid, to the client. The nurse would administer
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the drug cautiously to a client with which condition? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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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 would
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assess the client for which adverse drug reactions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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hyperglycemia, edema, weight gain, hypokalemia | | | |
A nurse is teaching a client about a prescribed thyroid supplement and describes
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a drug that requires once a day and has a more uniform potency than do other
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thyroid hormone replacement drugs? Which drug is the nurse describing? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-levothyroxine |
, A client prescribed levothyroxine asks the nurse to explain when the medication
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should be taken. Which would the nurse include in the response? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-in the morning on an empty stomach | | | | | |
Based on the nurse's knowledge about thyroid hormone supplements, the nurse
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administers cautiously to a client who has recently had which condition or
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disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-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
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overmedication to antithyroid occurs in the client? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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depression, cold intolerance, hypothermia | | |
After the nurse administers codeine, an antitussive agent, the nurse would focus
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on assessing which information? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-bradypnea, drowsiness,
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cough relief
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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 was
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successful when the students identify which of the following? - CORRECT
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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®)
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A client is receiving guaifenesin (Mucinex®), an expectorant drug. Which
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interventions would the nurse include in the client's plan of care to help prevent
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pooling of secretions in the client's lungs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-increase fluid
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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 ANSWER✔✔-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 ANSWER✔✔-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 ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
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 ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
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 describing? -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-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
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ANSWER✔✔-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 ANSWER✔✔-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 ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
depression, cold intolerance, hypothermia | | |
After the nurse administers codeine, an antitussive agent, the nurse would focus
| | | | | | | | | | | |
on assessing which information? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-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
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-decreasing thickness of lung secretions in cystic fibrosis | | | | | | |
lung collapse due to viscous mucus causing obstruction
| | | | | | |
treatment of overdosage from acetaminophen (Tylenol®)
| | | | |
A client is receiving guaifenesin (Mucinex®), an expectorant drug. Which
| | | | | | | | | |
interventions would the nurse include in the client's plan of care to help prevent
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
pooling of secretions in the client's lungs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-increase fluid
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