During a class on exercise for diabetic clients, a female client asks the nurse educator how often to exercise. The nurse educator advises the clients to exercise how often to meet the goals of planned exercise?

      Nurse Oliver should expect a client with hypothyroidism to report which health concerns?

       When caring for a male client with diabetes insipidus, nurse Juliet expects to administer:

         The nurse is aware that the following is the most common cause of  hyperaldosteronism?

         Nurse Louie is developing a teaching plan for a male client diagnosed   with diabetes insipidus. The nurse should include information about which hormone lacking in clients with diabetes insipidus?

 Emma, who weighs 210 lb (95 kg) and has been diagnosed with hyperglycemia tells the nurse that her husband sleeps in another room because her snoring keeps him awake. The nurse notices that she has large hands and a hoarse voice. Which of the following would the nurse suspect as a possible cause of the client’s hyperglycemia?

        Nurse Kate is providing dietary instructions to a male client with hypoglycemia. To control hypoglycemic episodes, the nurse should recommend:

        An incoherent female client with a history of hypothyroidism is brought to the emergency department by the rescue squad. Physical and laboratory findings reveal hypothermia, hypoventilation, respiratory acidosis, bradycardia, hypotension, and nonpitting edema of the face and pretibial area. Knowing that these findings suggest severe hypothyroidism, nurse Libby prepares to take emergency action to prevent the potential complication of:

     During preoperative teaching for a female client who will undergo   subtotal thyroidectomy, the nurse should include which statement?

      Angie is an adolescent who has a seizure disorder; which of the following would not be a focus of a teaching program?

A nurse is giving discharge instructions to a client who will be taking phenobarbital (Luminal). The nurse would educate the client in which of the following that directly correlates with the safety of the client?

Meningitis alters intracranial physiology, causing:

In diagnosing seizure, which of the following is the most beneficial?

A client with a subdural hematoma becomes restless and confused, with dilation of the ipsilateral pupil. The physician orders mannitol for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following signs and symptoms of increased ICP after head trauma would appear first?

The nurse is assessing the motor function of an unconscious client. The nurse would plan to use which of the following to test the client’s peripheral response to pain?

The client is having a lumbar puncture performed. The nurse would plan to place the client in which position for the procedure?

The nurse is caring for the client with increased intracranial pressure. The nurse would note which of the following trends in vital signs if the ICP is rising?

    During the acute stage of meningitis, a 3-year-old child is restless and irritable. Which of the following would be most appropriate to institute?

A nurse is planning care for a child with acute bacterial meningitis. Based on the mode of transmission of this infection, which of the following would be included in the plan of care?

The nurse is admitting a patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should expect the following symptoms during an assessment, except:

Rotation sites for insulin injection should be separated from one another by 2.5 cm (1 inch) and should be used only every:

A male nurse is providing a bedtime snack for his patient. This is based on the knowledge that intermediate-acting insulins are effective for an approximate duration of:

A client with a T1 spinal cord injury arrives at the emergency department with a BP of 82/40, pulse 34, dry skin, and flaccid paralysis of the lower extremities. Which of the following conditions would most likely be suspected?

The nurse is planning care for the client in neurogenic shock. Which of the following actions would be least helpful in minimizing the effects of vasodilation below the level of the injury?

To encourage adequate nutritional intake for a female client with Alzheimer’s disease, the nurse should:

A male client is admitted with a cervical spine injury sustained during a diving accident. When planning this client’s care, the nurse should assign the highest priority to which nursing diagnosis?

  The nurse is caring for a male client diagnosed with a cerebral aneurysm who reports a severe headache. Which action should the nurse perform?

A28.       A male client is having tonic-clonic seizures. What should the nurse do first?

A28.       A female client with a suspected brain tumor is scheduled for computed tomography (CT). What should the nurse do when preparing the client for this test?

A female client is admitted in a disoriented and restless state after sustaining a concussion during a car accident. Which nursing diagnosis takes highest priority for this client’s plan of care?

  For a male client with suspected increased intracranial pressure (ICP), a most appropriate respiratory goal is to:

A28.       The nurse is assessing the motor function of an unconscious male client. The nurse would plan to use which of the following to test the client’s peripheral response to pain?

A female client admitted to the hospital with a neurological problem asks the nurse whether magnetic resonance imaging may be done. The nurse interprets that the client may be ineligible for this diagnostic procedure based on the client’s history of:

A28.       The nurse is positioning the female client with increased intracranial pressure. Which of the following positions would the nurse avoid?