Apply the nursing process for a client with a disorder of the endocrine system.
Application should include
- identifying factors in the prevention of endocrine system disorders
- describing the steps in nursing assessment
- nursing management in diagnostic tests
- describing procedures with related equipment
- using skills involved with related procedures
- using nursing management of selected disorders
- describing diagnoses and plan of care
- identifying pharmacological management and dietary plan
- providing educational guidelines.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What factors are related to the prevention of disorders of the endocrine system?
- What are the steps included in the nursing assessment of endocrine system disorders?
- What is the purpose of and nursing management for diagnostic tests, such as
- blood chemistry
- urine testing
- radionuclide studies
- thyroid scan
- biopsy
- radiography?
- How can one demonstrate the procedures related to Trousseau's sign and Chvostek's sign?
- What skills are required for blood glucose monitoring, subcutaneous injections, and testing urine for glucose and acetone?
- How would one explain the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, nursing management, and treatment modalities of disorders (e.g., endemic goiter, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, acromegaly, diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, Cushing's syndrome, and Addison's disease)?
- What are nursing diagnoses related to the client with an endocrine disorder?