Metformin is a primary choice of drug to treat hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes because it:
1. Substitutes for insulin usually secreted by the pancreas
2. Decreases glycogenolysis by the liver
3. Increases the release of insulin from beta cells
4. Decreases peripheral glucose utilization
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A patient is receiving long-term clindamycin therapy for a life-threatening infection. The nurse will begin by monitoring this drug therapy by obtaining
A) blood glucose levels daily for 1 week. B) establishing the patient's auditory abilities. C) a baseline complete blood count. D) liver enzymes weekly until the drug therapy is completed.
A client diagnosed with AD exhibits progressive memory loss, diminished cognitive functioning, and verbal aggression upon experiencing frustration. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?
1. Organize a group activity to present reality. 2. Minimize environmental lighting. 3. Schedule structured daily routines. 4. Explain the consequences for aggressive behaviors.
The nurse has educated a client on Paget's disease. Which statement by the client indicates good understanding of causative factors?
a. "It is caused by lack of calcium in my di-et." b. "I probably had a fracture that caused it." c. "This disease occurs because of lack of exercise." d. "I may have a genetic predisposition."
Concerning physical trauma during pregnancy, nurses should be aware that:
1. pregnant women have fewer traumatic injuries because they are so careful of themselves and their families are so protective of them. 2. more cases of trauma are reported in the first trimester because that is when women are most normally active. 3. maternal death by trauma is most usually the result of penetrating abdominal trauma. 4. priorities of care after trauma must be to resuscitate the woman and stabilize her condition first and then consider fetal needs.