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A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus has been prescribed 2 weeks of high-dose prednisone therapy. Which information about the prednisone is most important for the nurse to include?

The health care provider suspects the Somogyi effect in a 50-yr-old patient whose 6 AM glucose is 230 mg/dL. Which action would the nurse teach the patient to take?

Regarding lymphoid tissues, what distinguishes a primary from a secondary tissue?

What is the best nursing action when a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus is sweating, trembling, and pale?

A patient has just arrived on the unit after a thyroidectomy. Which action would the nurse take first?

Which information will a patient’s glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) result provide to the nurse?

An 82-year-old patient in a long-term care facility is newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which prescribed drug would the nurse discuss with the health care provider?

A 40-year-old patient with suspected acromegaly is seen at the clinic. To assist in making the diagnosis, which question would the nurse ask?

Which patient action indicates an accurate understanding of the nurse’s teaching about the use of an insulin pump?

Which topic would the nurse teach a patient who had a hypophysectomy to remove a pituitary adenoma?