39. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client with esophageal cancer who has undergone radiation therapy and is experiencing dysphagia and reflux. Which instruction is most important to reduce the risk of aspiration?

The nurse planning care for a patient with diabetes insipidus will include: (Select all that apply.)

Which statement by a 50-year-old female patient indicates to the nurse that further assessment of thyroid function may be necessary?

A 38-year-old male patient is admitted to the hospital in Addisonian crisis. Which patient statement supports a nursing diagnosis of ineffective self-health management related to lack of knowledge about management of Addison’s disease?

The nurse clarifies that a subtotal thyroidectomy, which removes only two thirds of the gland, allows:

The physician has ordered cortisol level testing for a patient. When planning the test, what information should be provided to the patient?

The nurse uses a visual aid to demonstrate the effects of a benign pituitary adenoma, which include: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse uses a visual aid to show the hormones the anterior pituitary secretes, including: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is preparing a patient to undergo a test that will employ contrast media. Which finding in the patient’s health history should be reported to the physician before the examination?

The nurse is aware that the severe dehydration associated with diabetes insipidus can lead to the serious electrolyte imbalance of: