Hormonal Regulation
You will need additional teaching when you make what statement on Pituitary insufficiencey
What is Testosterone supplements may be prescribed for women with gonadotropin deficiency
Which of the following would be included in the assessment of a patient with diabetes Mellitus experiencing hypoglycemic reactions
What are nervousness, profuse respirations, tremors
What is healthy eating and physical exercise
What is Establish a bowl and bladder program for the patient
The nurse hears from the patient, my stools are hard and they hard to pass, what can I do, what does the nurse suggest?
What is eat more fiber and drink more water
An important teaching point in the plan of care for a patient diagnosed with Cushing Disease
What is wash hands frequently
Nurse recognizes which patient having the greatest risk for undiagnosed diabetes
Who is Middle aged Native American woman
Exemplars of impaired nutrition associated with excessive nutrition
What are obesity, stroke, heart diseases and metabolic syndrome
The patient's daughter ask, why is her mother becoming incontinent just because she has some dementia? The nurses best response
What is because the patient is losing sphincter control due to dementia.
What is a primary prevention tool used for colon Cancer screening
What is Occult blood test
Highest Priority with a patient that has just undergone a thyroidectomy
What is hoarseness
Nurse discusses dietary habits with a patient - which tool would be best choice to use as a quick screening tool to assess dietary intake?
What is 24 hour recall
Where would a patient get temporary nutritional support for added calories
What is Nasogastric tube or TPN
What two things do we need to do with collecting a 24 hour urine?
What is keep it on ice and tell the patient to void and then the next void, we will start to collect
Name your Fat Soluble Vitamins - and teach to take these as directed due to toxicity
What are A, D, E, K
Following a parathyroidectomy, which electrolyte should the nurse mostly closely monitor
What is calcium
During a physical exam the nurse notes that the patient's skin is dry and flaky what additional data would the nurse expect to find to confirm the suspicion of a nutritional deficiency?
What is "hair loss and hair that is easily removed from the scalp"
During an assessment, the nurse calculates that a female patient's BMI is 27. The would advise the patient to follow which of the recommendations
What is The measurement indicates that the patient is overweight and should follow a plan of diet and exercise to lose weight.
The patient comes in cystitis with a lower UTI, what does the nurse expect the patient to complain of
What is "frequency"
The nurse is caring for a patients with ostomies. In which ostomy location will the nurse expect very loose stool to be present
What is the "ascending colon"
Radioactive iodine is indicated for the treatment of hyperthyroidism. Which item should the nurse include in the plan of care
What is continued thyroid monitoring is required
Diabetic Ketoacidosis is a direct result of
What is Insulin deficiency
Before giving an intermittent gastric tube feeding, what should the nurse do?
What is have the tube feeding at room temperature
What assessment question should the nurse ask if stress incontinence is suspected
What is a "stoma is purple"