Question: A nurse is assessing a client who has hyperthyroidism. The nurse should expect the client to report which of the following manifestations?
Answer Options:
Weight gain of 4.5 kg (10 lb) in 3 weeks
Frequent mood changes
Constipation
Sensitivity to cold
Answer: Frequent mood changes
Question: A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is caring for a client who has bulimia nervosa. Select the 4 assessments that indicate a therapeutic response to the treatment plan.
Answer Options:
Potassium level
BUN level
Overeating/purging cycle
Coping skills
Laxative abuse
ECG report
Answer: Potassium level
Overeating/purging cycle
Coping skills
Laxative abuse
Question: A nurse is caring for a client who has Cushing’s syndrome. The nurse should recognize that which of the following are manifestations of Cushing’s syndrome? (Select all that apply.)
Answer Options:
Moon face
Purple striations
Tremors
Hypertension
Buffalo hump
Answer: Moon face
Purple striations
Hypertension
Buffalo hump
Question: A nurse is monitoring a client who is postoperative following a thyroidectomy. Which of the following data should the nurse identify as the priority to monitor?
Answer Options:
Temperature
Pain control
Urination
Airway patency
Answer: Airway patency
Question: A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is caring for a client who has bulimia nervosa. Review the medical record and select the findings that indicate the client has a history of conduct disorder that can lead to antisocial personality disorder.
Answer Options:
Substance use
Comorbidities in childhood
Treatment of animals
Living with grandmother in childhood
School history
Parental history
Employment history
Living arrangements
Interactions with other clients
Engagement in physical activity
Answer: Substance use
Treatment of animals
School history
Question: A nurse is assessing the client during a follow-up visit. Select the 4 assessments that indicate a therapeutic response to the treatment plan.
Answer Options:
Potassium level
ECG report
BUN level
Laxative abuse
Overeating/purging cycle
Coping skills
Answer: Potassium level
Overeating/purging cycle
Coping skills
Laxative abuse