Dif cognitive level apply application top nursing

DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (application)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
23. Which finding indicates to the nurse that the current therapies are effective for a patient who has acute
adrenal insufficiency?
A. Increasing serum sodium levels
B. Decreasing blood glucose levels
C. Decreasing serum chloride levels
D. Increasing serum potassium levels

ANS: A
Clinical manifestations of Addison’s disease include hyponatremia and an increase in sodium level
indicates improvement. The other values indicate that treatment has not been effective.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (application) TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX:
Physiological Integrity
24. The nurse admits a patient to the hospital in Addisonian crisis. Which patient statement supports the
need to plan additional teaching?
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (application) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Physiological
Integrity
25. A 29-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus has been prescribed 2 weeks of high-dose
prednisone therapy. Which information about the prednisone is most important for the nurse to include?