The nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with a unilateral pheochromocytoma and is scheduled for surgery to remove the left adrenal gland. The nurse is aware that the main manifestation of this disease process is which of the following?

The nurse is caring for a client with an adrenal medulla tumor. Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect to assess?

The nurse is administering corticosteroid therapy to a client. The nurse should be alert for which of the following adverse effects of this therapy?

The nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism. The client asks what conditions may contribute to the development of hyperparathyroidism. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

The nurse is providing education for a client newly diagnosed with Addison’s disease who is receiving a maintenance dose of steroids. What is the most important information for the nurse to include?

A client is being treated for adrenal crisis (addisonian crisis). Which laboratory values are most important for the nurse to monitor?

A client is admitted to the medical floor with a diagnosis of pancreatitis. Which of the following nursing interventions is the priority?

Which statement indicates to the nurse that a client with diabetes understands proper foot care?

When teaching a diabetic client about nutritional planning, which food selection would be considered one healthy serving of carbohydrate?

A client with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus is ready for discharge. What is the most important information for the nurse to include?

The nurse is providing education for a client diagnosed with Cushing’s disease. Which statement indicates that he understands his disease?

A 17-year-old client with diabetes has a decreased level of consciousness, with a fingerstick glucose level of 45. Her family reports that she has been skipping meals in an effort to lose weight. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?

A physician prescribes an oral antidiabetic medication and weekly glucose monitoring for a 42-year-old male client recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The client is moderately overweight and has a poor diet and a stressful job. He asks how his diagnosis will affect his life. What is the best response by the nurse?

A previously healthy 70-year-old male client has a serum glucose level of 1,200 mg/dl, a normal serum bicarbonate level, and urine free from acetone. The nurse should suspect which condition?

An unemployed client with no health insurance hasn’t filled his prescriptions for some time. According to his roommate, the client has been “getting sicker by the day.” Which problem suggests the client isn’t taking his prescribed levothyroxine (Synthroid)?

A nonpregnant client tells the nurse that two recent fasting blood glucose results were 132 mg/dl and 146 mg/dl. The nurse should expect which of the following actions to occur?

A client newly diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis has a serum glucose level of 485 mg/dl. After treatment, the serum glucose level drops to 185 mg/dl, and the cardiac monitor starts to show ventricular ectopic beats. Which factor is the most probable cause of the arrhythmia?