A patient has been prescribed an incretin. Which of the following should the nurse expect to seen in the patient as a result of taking this medication?
A) Increased blood glucose
B) Delayed gastric emptying
C) Increased appetite
D) Dehydration
B
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The caregiver of a client diagnosed with AD asks the nurse about the prescribed therapy with rivastigmine and about how the drug works. The nurse would integrate knowledge of which action in the response to the caregiver?
A) Increases the level of acetylcholine in the CNS B) Decreases the level of neurotoxins in the brain C) Increases the level of cholinesterase in the blood D) Increases the level of adenosine triphosphate in the blood
Each year the school nurse demonstrates how to read the label on a can of carrots to a group of students. Which ingredient should the nurse expect to be listed first on the food label?
a. Water b. Carrots c. Sodium d. Food coloring
A client who has Guillain-Barré syndrome is scheduled for plasmapheresis. Before the procedure, which clinical manifestation does the nurse use to determine patency of the client's arteriovenous shunt?
a. Palpable distal pulses b. A pink, warm extremity c. The presence of a bruit d. Shunt pressure higher than 25 mm Hg
Jean has just given birth 6 months ago and is breast-feeding her child. She has not had a period since giving birth. What does this most likely represent?
A) Primary amenorrhea B) Secondary amenorrhea C) Oligomenorrhea D) Dysmenorrhea