Which should the nurse recognize is the function of the duodenum?
A. Secretes hydrochloric acid
B. Receives chyme from the stomach
C. Performs most of the digestion and chemical absorption
D. Reabsorbs water and vitamins
Answer: B
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1. Acetylcholine2. Dopamine3. Serotonin4. Norepinephrine
A woman at 40 weeks of gestation should be instructed to go to a hospital or birth center for evaluation when she experiences:
a. a trickle of fluid from the vagina. b. thick pink or dark red vaginal mucus. c. irregular contractions for 1 hour. d. fetal movement.
A 75-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes has
recently been placed on glipizide (Glucotrol), 10 mg daily. She asks the nurse when the best time would be to take this medication. What is the nurse's best response? a. "Take this medication in the morning, 30 minutes before breakfast." b. "Take this medication in the evening with a snack." c. "This medication needs to be taken after the midday meal." d. "It does not matter what time of day you take this medication."
Which of the following family functions is associated with the formal role structure of therapeutic role?
a. health care function c. economic function b. basic needs function d. socialization function