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What is a priority nursing action for a client returning to the surgical nursing unit following a thyroidectomy?

MATH: A client is to receive an insulin drip at 6 units per hour.  The pharmacy supplies insulin 100 units per 150 mL NS.  How many mL’s per hour should you set the pump?

A client with Addison’s disease comes to the emergency department with complaints of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. The nurse would expect the initial treatment to include which of the following medications?

Which complication should the nurse monitor for in a patient undergoing a growth hormone stimulation test?

Which insulin should never be mixed with any other?

Which patient would the nurse perform extra monitoring when prescribed corticosteriod therapy?

A type 2 diabetic maintains control of their diabetes with diet and metformin (Glucophage). During an acute exacerbation of the client’s rheumatoid arthritis, corticosteroids are ordered. The nurse recognizes that this situation may cause what physiological response in the client?

A patient receives a daily injection of 70/30 NPH/regular insulin premix at 7:00 AM. The nurse should expect that a hypoglycemic reaction would most likely occur around which of the following times?

A client with a possible pheochromocytoma is admitted to the hospital for evaluation and diagnostic testing. During an attack, what should the nurse  expect the client to experience?

Which of the following assessments would indicate that a client who is hospitalized with acute adrenal insufficiency is responding favorably to treatment?