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Test Bank for Medical Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care 10th Edition
Chapter 61 : Assessment of the Endocrine System Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse cares for clients with hormone disorders. Which are common key features of hormones? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: A,B,C
Rationale: Hormones travel to target tissues, require continuous production for activity, and are regulated by negative feedback. They are not stored in target tissues, nor do they typically alter gene activity.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse cares for a client with a hypofunctioning anterior pituitary gland. Which hormones should the nurse expect to be affected by this condition? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: A,C,E
Rationale: The anterior pituitary gland secretes thyroid-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and growth hormone, which would be affected by hypofunction. Vasopressin and calcitonin are secreted by the posterior pituitary and thyroid gland, respectively.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse assesses clients who have endocrine disorders. Which assessment findings are paired correctly with the endocrine disorder? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: A,E
Rationale: Thyroid-stimulating hormone promotes bone formation, and parathyroid hormone increases bone resorption. Melanocyte-stimulating hormone affects pigmentation, not bone formation. Antidiuretic hormone decreases urinary output, and parathyroid hormone does not directly stimulate corticosteroid release.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse cares for a client who is prescribed a drug that blocks a hormones receptor site. Which therapeutic effects about the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hormones cause activity in the target tissues by binding with their specific cellular receptor sites, thereby changing the activity of the cell. When receptor sites are occupied by other substances that block hormone binding, the cells response is the same as when the level of the hormone is decreased.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse cares for a client with a deficiency of aldosterone. Which assessment finding should the nurse correlates with this deficiency?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Aldosterone, the major mineralocorticoid, maintains extracellular fluid volume. It promotes sodium and water reabsorption and potassium excretion in the kidney tubules. A client with an aldosterone deficiency will have increased urine output due to decreased reabsorption of sodium and water.