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A client has been taking glucocorticoids to control rheumatoid arthritis. Which laboratory abnormality is the client at risk for as a result of taking this medication?
The nurse is providing instructions to the client newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus who has been prescribed pramlintide. Which instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?
A client is started on tolbutamide once daily. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which intended effect of this medication?
A sulfonamide is prescribed for a client with a urinary tract infection. The client has diabetes mellitus and is receiving tolbutamide. Because the client will be taking these 2 medications, which prescription should the nurse anticipate for this client?
The nurse is providing instructions to a client with a diagnosis of Addison's disease regarding the administration of prescribed glucocorticoids. The nurse should provide which instruction to the client?
The nurse determines that the client needs further instruction about prescribed thyroid replacement medication if which statement is made?
The nurse provides family teaching to the mother of a 13-year-old client with pituitary dwarfism who is on growth hormone therapy. Which statement by the mother indicates that teaching has been successful?
A client is started on tolbutamide once daily. When should the nurse tell the client to take the medication?
A client newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus is instructed by the health care provider to obtain glucagon for emergency home use. The client asks a home care nurse about the purpose of the medication. What is the nurse's best response to the client's question?
A client is seen in the clinic for complaints of thirst, frequent urination, and headaches. After diagnostic studies, diabetes insipidus is diagnosed. Desmopressin is prescribed. The client asks why this medication was prescribed. Which is a correct statement by the nurse?
The nurse is teaching a client how to mix regular insulin and NPH insulin in the same syringe. Which action, if performed by the client, indicates the need for further teaching?
The clinic nurse develops a plan of care for a client with emphysema who will be started on long-term corticosteroid therapy. Which specific instruction should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A client with a recent history of total thyroidectomy has developed iatrogenic hypoparathyroidism. Which observed findings does the nurse determine are associated with the hypoparathyroidism? Select all that apply.
A client with previously well-controlled diabetes mellitus has had fasting blood glucose levels ranging from 180 to 200 mg/dL. The client takes glyburide 5 mg orally daily. In reviewing the client's medication list, the home health care nurse suspects that which newly added medications could be contributing to the elevated blood glucose levels?
A client with diabetes mellitus visits a health care clinic. The client's diabetes mellitus previously had been well controlled with glyburide daily, but recently the fasting blood glucose level has been 180 to 200 mg/dL (10.2 to 11.4 mmol/L). Which medication, if added to the client's regimen, may have contributed to the hyperglycemia?
A client with diabetes insipidus asks the nurse about the purpose of a new medication, vasopressin. The nurse provides teaching about the medication. Which statement by the client indicates successful teaching?
A client is taking Humulin NPH insulin and regular insulin every morning. The nurse should provide which instructions to the client? Select all that apply.
The diabetes nurse specialist conducts a teaching session to a group of nursing students regarding sulfonylureas, oral hypoglycemic medications used for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which statement, describing the primary action of these medications, should the nurse include in the teaching session?
The home care nurse visits a client recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus who is taking Humulin NPH insulin daily. The client asks the nurse how to store the unopened vials of insulin. The nurse should tell the client to take which action?
The health care provider (HCP) prescribes exenatide for a client with type 1 diabetes mellitus who takes insulin. The nurse should plan to take which most appropriate intervention?