Part A: The nurse prioritizes which assessment of the paientfollowing a thyroidectomy?
A.) Assess the dressing for bleeding
B.) Pain Assessment
C.) Patent Airway
D.) Dysphagia
Part B: When providing Patient teaching to a patient who hasbeen prescribed the medication prednisone, the nurse includes whichif the following?
A.) “If the sideeffects become too bothersome, stop the medicineand call your doctor.”
B.) “Take this medicine as prescribed by your doctor, you maycall the office for any concerns you have about the medicine whileyou are taking it.”
C.) “If you experience insomnia or changes in your appetite,call your doctor immediately.”
D.) “If you experience palpations while on this medication, callyour doctor.”
Part C: The nurse is caring for a patient withhyperparathyroidism will monitor patients for which electrolytechange?
A.) Calcium
B.) Sodium
C.) Potassium
D.) Phosphorus
E.) Magneisum
