A nurse is assessing a client with Simmonds cachexia.  What symptom should the nurse anticipate the client will exhibit?

Comprehensive: A preoperative nurse is reviewing morning laboratory values on four clients waiting for surgery. Which result warrants immediate communication with the surgical team?

Why is hypothyroidism frequently overlooked in older adults?  Select all that apply.

The nurse is teaching the client with hypoparathyroidism about adding foods high in calcium into their diet. The nurse knows the teaching was effective when the client chooses which of the following meals?

Visual problems that occur in clients with acromegaly is the result of pressure on the:

A nurse is caring for a client with diabetes insipidus (DI).  Which signs should the nurse report that indicate a worsening of the client’s condition?  Select all that apply.

If the expected age of death for a male is 75, then a 20-year-old man who dies is considered to have lost how many years of life?  

Which of the following was not mentioned as a condition that could affect the production of medical care?  

Outputs can be placed into 2 classes:  those that serve the current wants or needs and those that serve the ________________________

Risk shifting is considered an output of the healthcare sector because it shifts the risk of loss from an illness from the individual to a(n) ______________  ____________________.