Exam 25: Endocrine Function

What assessment findings support an older patient's diagnosis of hypothyroidism?

The nurse observes signs that a patient being assessed may have an underactive thyroid.The data supporting this suspicion includes

When teaching an older patient about diet therapy for diabetes,the nurse plans to assess for barriers to adherence,including which factors? (Select all that apply. )

A patient has been admitted with new atrial fibrillation.What additional diagnostic testing does the nurse anticipate?

The nurse assessing patients for diabetes looks for the classic signs,including which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

An older patient has been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.What action by the nurse takes priority?

The nurse is assessing an older patient with elevated plasma triglyceride levels.What other assessment finding leads the nurse to suspect metabolic syndrome? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is teaching a newly diagnosed diabetic patient about metformin.What information does the nurse include? (Select all that apply. )

Aware that older adult patients often present with atypical symptoms of type 2 diabetes mellitus,the nurse is particularly suspicious of a patient reporting

A nurse is reviewing possible first-line medications for a new,older type 2 diabetic.What contraindication does the nurse identify for metformin (Glucophage)?

The family of a patient who has type 2 diabetes calls the clinic to report a very small sore on the patient's foot.What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse recognizes that an older adult on both antihypertensive and antidepressant drug therapies has a specific need for

The nurse is preparing to provide an older,newly diagnosed diabetic patient with information regarding type 2 diabetes.The nurse initially

Which documentation demonstrates that the nurse effectively assessed an older adult diabetic patient's cardiac status?

A type 2 diabetic patient is admitted to the hospital with a gastrointestinal illness and a blood glucose of 480 mg/dL.After stabilizing the patient,what action by the nurse is best?

The nurse teaches an older patient safety rules for exercising.What do these rules include? (Select all that apply. )

A nurse is preparing to administer metoprolol to an older male patient.What action by the nurse is best regarding endocrine disorders?

An older patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asks why she needs blood work done for endocrine hormones,as she is postmenopausal.What response by the nurse is best?

When teaching an older patient with type 2 diabetes about the importance of regular exercise,what statement is most important?

What assessment findings support a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism in the older adult? (Select all that apply. )