A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a client who has hyperparathyroidism. The nurse should expect which of the following findings?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has Cushing's syndrome. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A patient with long-term asthma develops Cushing syndrome. What is the cause of this condition?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has a history of Addison's disease. For which of the following manifestations should the nurse monitor?

A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed 15 units of NPH insulin to be administered at 0700. At which of the following times of day is most appropriate for the nurse to plan to offer a snack?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing DKA?

A nurse is caring for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. The nurse misread the client's morning fasting blood glucose level as 210 mg/dL instead of 120 mg/dL and administered the insulin dose appropriate for a reading over 200 mg/dL. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as the priority?

A nurse is checking the laboratory results of a client who is at risk for diabetes mellitus. Which of the following laboratory results indicates to the nurse that the client is at risk for diabetes mellitus?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching of a female client who has a family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should include which of the following risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in the teaching?

A home health care nurse is assessing a patient with type 1 diabetes who has been controlled for 6 months. The nurse is surprised and concerned about a blood glucose reading of 52 mg/dL. What action by this patient most likely caused this episode of hypoglycemia?

The physician orders an injection of dexamethasone (Decadron) 6mg IM for a patient. In stock is dexamethasone 4mg/1mL in a 5ml multidose vial. How many mLs of this medication will the nurse prepare? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)