A nurse may be asked to administer androgen drugs to clients with ...

[lindiwe]

A nurse may be asked to administer androgen drugs to clients with which of the following medical conditions? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Anemia of renal insufficiency
  B) Hypogonadism
  C) Postmenopausal metastatic breast carcinoma
  D) Male-pattern baldness
  E) Benign prostatic hypertrophy

Question 2

A nurse should advise a client beginning therapy with testosterone (Androderm) about which of the following adverse effects? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Impotence
  B) Fluid retention
  C) Male-pattern baldness
  D) Somnolence
  E) Mania

[taylorsonier]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B, C
Feedback:
A nurse may be asked to administer androgen drugs to clients with the following medical conditions: testosterone deficiency, hypogonadism, delayed puberty, testosterone deficiency after puberty, postmenopausal metastatic breast carcinoma, and premenopausal, hormone-dependent metastatic breast carcinoma.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A, B, C
Feedback:
A nurse should advise a client beginning therapy with testosterone (Androderm) of the following adverse effects: gynecomastia, testicular atrophy, inhibition of testicular function, impotence, enlargement of the penis, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, headache, anxiety, male-pattern baldness, acne, depression, and fluid and electrolyte imbalances (which include sodium, water, chloride, potassium, calcium, and phosphate retention).

[lindiwe]

Excellent

[softEldritch]

Gracias!