Which statement by a patient during education by the nurse best demonstrates understanding of glucocorticoids?
a. "They can reduce glucose levels."
b. "They can promote bone loss in premenopausal women."
c. "They should not be taken with milk, but with vitamin C."
d. "They can promote bone loss in postmenopausal women."
ANS: B
Oral glucocorticoids promote bone loss in premenopausal women. This statement best demonstrates understanding.
Glucocorticoids increase glucose levels and may be taken with milk; further teaching is needed.
Oral glucocorticoids do not promote bone loss in postmenopausal women, but they do in premenopausal women; further teaching is needed.
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