A group of students are reviewing information about oral diabetic agents. The students demonstrate understanding of these agents when they identify which agent as reducing glucose production from the liver?
What will be an ideal response?
Metformin
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_____ is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients
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Which of the following is a useful nursing intervention in treatment of anxiety associated with receiving a terminal diagnosis?
A) Encourage early pharmaceutical intervention with antianxiety and sedative medications. B) Teach the family that while talking with the client about death and dying is permissible, they should not allow the client to dwell on death. C) Supply information about the client's disease process and the expected trajectory of death only on a need-to-know basis. D) Explore the client's history with other stressful life events, and how successful coping was at that time.
The nurse caring for a patient would identify a need for additional interventions related to family dynamics when
a. extended family offers to help. b. family members express concern. c. the ill member demands attention. d. memories are shared.
A client's prenatal testing is positive for cystic fibrosis (CF). Prior to discussing the results with the family, the nurse should consider which information about this test?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The sensitivity of this test varies widely among population groups. 2. This test is a screen and more testing will be required. 3. CF has many manifestation levels. 4. The CF carrier status is rare in the United States. 5. This test only screens for more common selected mutations.