A nurse explains to a patient that when the blood sugar level drops, the liver is capable of converting the stored glycogen to glucose by the process of _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
glycogenesis
The conversion of glycogen to glucose by the liver is called glycogenesis.
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When auscultating the lungs of an adult patient, the nurse notes that low-pitched, soft breath sounds are heard over the posterior lower lobes, with inspiration being longer than expiration. The nurse interprets that these sounds are:
a. Normally auscultated over the trachea. b. Bronchial breath sounds and normal in that location. c. Vesicular breath sounds and normal in that location. d. Bronchovesicular breath sounds and normal in that location.
What was the rationale for the 1992 changes in the Food and Drug Administration's regulations to permit accelerated approval of drugs for the treatment of life-threatening or severely debilitat-ing disease?
a. To allow for marketing before completion of phase II of drug trials b. To ensure that the unknown risks associated with early approval are balanced by the need for effective drugs c. To change the rules because existing FDA regulations were too stringent for po-tentially effective drugs d. To accelerate approval of new drugs to give prescribers the option of using them without research findings
The nurse is caring for a group of older adults in an assisted living memory care facility. Which nursing intervention will assist this group of clients to meet their social needs while residing at the assisted living memory care facility?
A) Show love, affection, and belonging B) Provide reading and video materials C) Provide water and cookies D) Provide opportunities for innovation and creativity
A patient has lamivudine-sensitive hepatitis B and is taking entecavir (Baraclude) 0.5 mg per day. The nurse reviews the patient's laboratory values and notes a creatinine clearance of 40 mL/min
What will the nurse discuss with the patient's provider? a. Continuing the entecavir at the same dose b. Decreasing the entecavir dose to 0.25 mg per day c. Discontinuing the entecavir and considering dialysis d. Increasing the entecavir dose to 1 mg per day