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The registered nurse is teaching a student nurse about assessing a patient with Cushing syndrome who is on corticosteroid therapy. Which statement made by the student nurse about assessment would need correction?      

A patient with type 1 diabetes arrives in the emergency department breathing deeply and stating, ‘I can’t catch my breath.’ The patient’s vital signs are: T 98.4° F (36.9° C), P 112 beats/min, R 38/min, BP 91/54 mm Hg, and O 2 saturation 99% on room air. Which action does the nurse take first?

Which symptom would alert the nurse to a need for immediate action for a patient with Addison’s disease who has developed a postoperative infection?   

Cardiac monitoring is initiated for a patient in diabetic ketoacidosis. The nurse recognizes that this measure is important to identify

A patient admitted with type 2 diabetes asks the nurse what “type 2” means. Which response by the nurse is accurate?

Which drug may result in weight gain as a side effect?

Which nursing intervention should be implemented for a patient diagnosed with diabetes insipidus (DI)?  

When assessing the patient with a diagnosis of SIADH during an intake interview, the nurse expects that the patient will complain of: (Select all that apply.)

Explain how binary search works. Include a trace of binary search in your answer.

While caring for a patient showing signs of dawn phenomenon, the student nurse teaches the patient ways to avoid an increased level of blood glucose in the morning. Which instruction indicates a need for further learning?