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Indiana University Medical Surgical Nursing Exam 1

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Question 1:

A patient is admitted for treatment of Cushing's syndrome. The nurse correlates this disease process to which alteration in endocrine function?

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Question 2:

A patient is being admitted with a diagnosis of Cushing syndrome. Which findings will the nurse expect during the assessment?

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Question 3:

Which patient statement indicates a need for further education regarding medications after a bilateral adrenalectomy?

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Question 4:

A college student is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She now has a headache, changes in her vision, and is anxious, but does not have her portable blood glucose monitor with her. Which action should the campus nurse advise her to take?

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Question 5:

The nurse may notice which clinical manifestation in the pediatric client diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus?

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Question 6:

A patient with type 2 diabetes is scheduled for a follow-up visit in the clinic several months from now. Which test will the nurse schedule to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment for the patient?

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Which information obtained by the nurse in the endocrine clinic about a patient who has been taking prednisone 40 mg daily for 3 weeks is most important to report to the health care provider?

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Which patient statement indicates to the nurse the need for further teaching regarding the new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM)?

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Question 9:

Jo is a client with Type 1 Diabetes. Jo has a blood glucose level of 644 mg/dL. The nurse interprets that this client is most at risk of developing which type of acid-base imbalance?

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Question 10:

A few weeks after an 82-year-old patient with a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has been placed on metformin (Glucophage) therapy and taught about appropriate diet and exercise, the home health nurse makes a visit. Which finding should the nurse promptly discuss with the health care provider?

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