A patient arrives in the emergency department with a heart r…

A patient arrives in the emergency department with a heart rate of 128 beats/min, a temperature of 105°F and is agitated. The patient’s skin feels hot and moist. The free T4 level is 4 ng/dL (normal range: 0.9–1.7 ng/dL), the free T3 level is 685 pg/dL (130–450 pg/dL), and the TSH level is 0.1 microunits/mL (normal: about 0.4–4.5 microunits/mL). The nurse caring for this patient will expect to administer:

A patient who has chronic adrenal insufficiency is admitted…

A patient who has chronic adrenal insufficiency is admitted to the hospital for an open cholecystectomy. The nurse obtaining the admission history learns that the patient takes hydrocortisone 25 mg PO daily in the morning. The patient’s surgery is scheduled for the next morning. The nurse will expect an order to: