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strangeaffliction · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is reviewing with a client the steroid hormones that are released from the adrenal glands. Which hormone is not secreted from the adrenal gland?

1. Mineralocorticoids
2. Corticosteroids
3. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
4. Glucocorticoids

Question 2

A client is being treated with radioactive iodine. What should the nurse instruct the client about this treatment?

Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Tell family to visit for only 1 hour per day per person.
2. Ask pregnant family members not to visit.
3. Increase fluid intake up to 2 liters per day.
4. Limit the intake of all protein products.
5. Keep a wastebasket at the bedside to dispose of used tissues.

fur · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Mineralocorticoids are secreted by the adrenal gland.
Rationale 2: Corticosteroids are the primary secretions of the adrenal gland.
Rationale 3: ACTH is not secreted by the adrenal gland.
Rationale 4: Glucocorticoids are secreted from the adrenal gland.
Global Rationale: Mineralocorticoids, corticosteroids, and glucocorticoids are all secreted from the adrenal gland. ACTH is secreted by the anterior pituitary.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale 1: Contact with family should be limited to 1 hour per day per person until the treatment period is over.
Rationale 2: Pregnant women should avoid contact with the client.
Rationale 3: Increased fluids will increase urine output, which helps to avoid irradiation of the gonads from radioactivity in urine excretion.
Rationale 4: Protein products do not need to be limited while receiving radioactive iodine therapy.
Rationale 5: Any contaminated tissues should be disposed of per the protocol of the agency or health care provider.
Global Rationale: In order to protect self and others from radiation danger, the patient should advise family members to limit contact to 1 hour daily and pregnant women should not visit during the treatment. Increased fluids will increase urine output, which helps to avoid irradiation of the gonads from radioactivity in urine excretion. Protein products do not need to be limited while receiving radioactive iodine therapy. Any contaminated tissues should be disposed of per the protocol of the agency or health care provider.