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Addison's Disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Is an endocrine disorder that occurs
when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormone cortisol
and in some cases, the hormone aldosterone.
- The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue,
low BP and hyperpigmentation (darkening) of the skin in both exposed and
non-exposed parts of the body.
,Common symptoms of Addison's Disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Weight loss
- Hyperpigmentation
- Weakness/fatigue
- Low BP
- Loss of Body hair
Cushing's Disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- S/S: Hirsutism (excessive hair),
moon face, purple striatum (typically in the skin of the abdomen, thighs or
breast), thin extremities, buffalo hump
Testing for TB - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- A Mantoux skin test is the most accurate
and valuable screening tool available for TB. A positive result means only
that the client has been exposed to TB; it does not meant that the client has
active TB.
- A sputum culture for acid fast bacillus (AFB) is used to confirm the
diagnosis of pulmonary TB after a screening test and chest x-ray come
back positive.
Teaching instructions for the use of a cane: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔(1) The cane
is moved forward about 12 inches
,(2) Then, the weak leg is moved even with the cane.
(3) Finally, the strong leg is brought forward and ahead of the cane and
weak leg.
- Canes are held on the strong side
- The grip of the cane should be level with the trochanter of the femur
Veracity - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Is truthfulness. This is the value that requires
the nurse to tell the truth to every client and to make sure that the client
fully understands the message.
Autonomy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Is the right to independence and personal
freedom, which leads to the primacy of self-determination
Fidelity - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Is the duty to keep promises. It refers to the
obligation to be faithful to agreements, commitments and responsibilities
that are made.
Nonmaleficence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Is the obligation and duty to do no
harm.
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, Meningococcal vaccine - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Recommended that this vaccine
be given to children who are 11 through 12 years of age and then given a
booster dose at age 16.
When should the single dose of Herpes zoster vaccine be given? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔- To adults 60 years or older whether or not they report a
previous episode of herpes zoster.
Rotavirus should be given at what age? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- During the
child's first year of life.
Alendronate (Fosamax) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- This medication is used to
prevent and treat postmenopausal osteoporosis and Paget's Disease.
- Alendronate must be taken first thing in the morning on an empty
stomach.
- The pt must be instructed to wait at least 30 minutes after taking
Alendronate before eating, drinking, or taking other medications.
What to expect with a pt having a chest tube? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Continuous gentle bubbling in the suction control chamber
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Addison's Disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Is an endocrine disorder that occurs
when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormone cortisol
and in some cases, the hormone aldosterone.
- The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue,
low BP and hyperpigmentation (darkening) of the skin in both exposed and
non-exposed parts of the body.
,Common symptoms of Addison's Disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Weight loss
- Hyperpigmentation
- Weakness/fatigue
- Low BP
- Loss of Body hair
Cushing's Disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- S/S: Hirsutism (excessive hair),
moon face, purple striatum (typically in the skin of the abdomen, thighs or
breast), thin extremities, buffalo hump
Testing for TB - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- A Mantoux skin test is the most accurate
and valuable screening tool available for TB. A positive result means only
that the client has been exposed to TB; it does not meant that the client has
active TB.
- A sputum culture for acid fast bacillus (AFB) is used to confirm the
diagnosis of pulmonary TB after a screening test and chest x-ray come
back positive.
Teaching instructions for the use of a cane: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔(1) The cane
is moved forward about 12 inches
,(2) Then, the weak leg is moved even with the cane.
(3) Finally, the strong leg is brought forward and ahead of the cane and
weak leg.
- Canes are held on the strong side
- The grip of the cane should be level with the trochanter of the femur
Veracity - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Is truthfulness. This is the value that requires
the nurse to tell the truth to every client and to make sure that the client
fully understands the message.
Autonomy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Is the right to independence and personal
freedom, which leads to the primacy of self-determination
Fidelity - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Is the duty to keep promises. It refers to the
obligation to be faithful to agreements, commitments and responsibilities
that are made.
Nonmaleficence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Is the obligation and duty to do no
harm.
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Meningococcal vaccine - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Recommended that this vaccine
be given to children who are 11 through 12 years of age and then given a
booster dose at age 16.
When should the single dose of Herpes zoster vaccine be given? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔- To adults 60 years or older whether or not they report a
previous episode of herpes zoster.
Rotavirus should be given at what age? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- During the
child's first year of life.
Alendronate (Fosamax) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- This medication is used to
prevent and treat postmenopausal osteoporosis and Paget's Disease.
- Alendronate must be taken first thing in the morning on an empty
stomach.
- The pt must be instructed to wait at least 30 minutes after taking
Alendronate before eating, drinking, or taking other medications.
What to expect with a pt having a chest tube? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Continuous gentle bubbling in the suction control chamber
