In diabetes insipidus, a deficiency of which hormone causes clinical manifestations?
a. antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
b. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
d. adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Question 2What is a common mistake that hinders communication when communicating with the hearing impaired?
a. Overaccentuating words
b. Facing the patient when speaking
c. Speaking in conversational tones
d. Speaking into the ear with the hearing aid
Question 3A 20-year-old patient presents in the emergency room with a temperature of 103 F, blood pressure of 92/58, headache, and desquamation of both palms. What should the nurse make sure to ask about during the interview?
a. Any recent traveling outside the country
b. Immunization against influenza
c. Method of birth control
d. Use of tampons
Question 4A patient has returned to his room after a thyroidectomy with signs of thyroid crisis. During thyroid crisis, exaggerated hyperthyroid manifestations may lead to the development of the potentially lethal complication of:
a. severe nausea and vomiting.
b. bradycardia. c.
delirium with restlessness.
d. congestive heart failure.
Question 5Four hours after a stapedectomy the patient complains that hearing has not improved at all. What knowledge would the nurse use to shape a response?
a. A large percentage of stapedectomies are not successful
b. It will take at least 10 days for the graft to heal
c. Hearing will not return until edema subsides
d. Hearing will improve after irrigation of the ear
Question 6Why would the nurse encourage the patient who is recovering from a modified radical mastectomy to exercise the affected arm?
a. To reduce pain
b. To stimulate appetite
c. To reduce lymphedema
d. To increase muscle tension
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