Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations A Quiz 6

A client is transferred from the operating room following thyroidectomy. Postoperatively, the nurse should understand that with this surgery, priority intervention should be:

After a client has a thyroidectomy, the nurse should observe the client for possible complications. During early post operative period, the observation that has the highest priority would be:

3 days after the subtotal thyroidectomy for a tumor, the client complains of a “funny, jittery feeling”. On the basis of this statement, the nurse’s best action would be to:

A client returns from the operating room after thyroidectomy. When planning care for a client in the first 24 hours after thyroidectomy, the nursing action should be given highest priority is:

When preparing a client for discharge after a thyroidectomy, the nurse should teach a client to observe for sign of hyperthyroidism. The nurse would be aware that the client understands the teaching when the client says, “ I should call my physician if I develop:

Immediately after a thyroidectomy, the nurse is monitoring the client for thyrotoxic, which would be evidenced by:

The nurse is aware that the nursing diagnosis with least significance for patients with pulmonary embolism is:

A client visits the clinic because of concerns about insomia and recent weight loss. A tentative diagnosis of hyperthyroidism is made. When assessing a client, The nurse would expect to find a history of:

When planning for a client’s return from the room after a subtotal thyroidectomy, the nurse would know that with this surgery:

An older client is admitted for hypertension and serum electrolytes studies have abnormal results. The physician scheduled the client for an Aldosteronoma scan. The nurse recognizes that this scan is ordered to rule out disease of the: