Exam 41: Coordinating Care for Patients With Pituitary Disorders

The nurse recognizes that the patient with dysfunction of the posterior pituitary gland is at risk for which disorder?

The nurse incorporates which information into the patient teaching for a patient with hypopituitarism?

In providing care to a patient after a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy, the nurse notes that the patient's serum sodium level is 140 mEq/L (140 mmol/L). Which intravenous fluid prescription does the nurse question?

The nurse is reviewing medications prescribed for a patient with hypopituitarism. Which medications are indicated for the treatment of this disorder?

A male patient presents to the clinic with complaints of changes in his facial features and enlarged, painful hands. The nurse correlates these clinical manifestations with a disorder of which hormone?

The nurse provides discharge instruction to a patient who had a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. Which patient statement indicates a need for additional teaching?

A patient with osteoarthritis develops syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). What information in the patient's history does the nurse correlate to the development of this disorder?

A patient with hypopituitarism is experiencing muscle weakness. Which referral should the nurse make to help this patient?

The nurse provides teaching to a patient who is newly diagnosed with hypopituitarism. Which patient statement indicates that teaching was effective in relationship to medication management?

The nurse is calculating the fluid intake for a patient after a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. The patient has received 75 mL/hour of intravenous fluids for the last 24 hours and consumed two 8-ounce cups of water. What is the total fluid intake?

The nurse is reviewing discharge instructions with a patient being treated with desmopressin (DDAVP) for diabetes insipidus (DI). What should the nurse direct the patient to do regarding changes in body weight?

A patient's thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is below normal. The nurse correlates which findings to this decreased hormone level? Select all that apply.

In reviewing laboratory results from a patient demonstrating clinical manifestations of diabetes insipidus (DI), which results does the nurse correlate with a definitive diagnosis? Select all that apply.

The nurse is preparing discharge teaching for a patient recovering from a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for a pituitary tumor. What should the nurse emphasize in this teaching? Select all that apply.

A patient is being discharged after surgery for hyperpituitarism. The nurse incorporates which information to reduce the risk of postoperative complications?

In assessing a patient diagnosed with hypopituitarism, the nurse correlates the function of which additional structure to determine the root cause of this disorder?

In providing care to a patient who is newly diagnosed with acromegaly, which clinical manifestations does the nurse correlate with this disorder? Select all that apply.

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestation in the patient diagnosed with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)?

A patient with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is experiencing a headache and confusion. The nurse correlates which laboratory result to this clinical presentation of SIADH?

A patient is demonstrating signs of hypopituitarism. The nurse monitors results from which diagnostic test for this disorder?