For a patient receiving intravenous methylprednisolone, which laboratory data should the nurse monitor closely?

A patient with Grave’s disease is prepared for surgery with drug therapy consisting of 4 weeks of propylthiouracil (PTU) and ten days of iodine before surgery.  The nurse explains that the drugs are given preoperatively for what reason?

A nurse cares for a patient who possibility has Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH).  The patient’s serum sodium level is 114 mEq/L.  Which action should the nurse take first?

In a study by Young et al (1993), people with older sounding names (e.g., Harriett, Walter, Dorothy, etc) were judged to be more intelligent and popular than people with younger sounding names (Caleb, Brianna, Alyssa, etc) probably because older people are thought to be wise.   

It is possible to tell quite a bit about a person’s attitude from a very short video clip of them talking (aka “thin slice”), but we cannot detect more complex things like personality disorders.   

A nurse cares for a patient who possibility has Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH).  The patient’s serum sodium level is 114 mEq/L.  Which action should the nurse take first?

Although we learned about the BIG five  (Openness to new experience, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Extroversion, and Neuroticism), it seems that these can really be boiled down to [answer1] and [answer2].  

A patient is in an Addisonian crisis.  What would the nurse expect to administer immediately as part of this patient’s emergency treatment?  (Select all that apply.)

The nurse provides care to an adult patient who is receiving corticosteroids for an infection.  Which is a priority nursing action when administering exogenous oral corticosteroids to this patient?

It is possible to tell quite a bit about a person’s attitude from a very short video clip of them talking (aka “thin slice”), but we cannot detect more complex things like personality disorders.