What is the action of Glucophage and what are its side effects?
It decreases hepatic glucose production and intestinal absorption of glucose and improves insulin sensitivity. Side effects include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal bloating, flatulence, and anorexia. It may also cause an unpleasant or metallic taste.
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When planning care for clients on the mental health unit, the nurse using principles of humanism would consider which of the following?
1. Clinical interventions are most effective when they focus on the current actions, feelings, and concerns of clients. 2. Clients rely on providers to develop solutions for their problems. 3. Emotional stress has a relationship to physical symptoms. 4. The mind–body relationship focuses on biological explanations of illness.
For which of the following wounds may dressing changes be delegated to a trained nursing assistant?
1. stage II sacral decubitus without exudate, present for 3 weeks 2. surgical incision 24 hours status post–laparoscopic cholecystectomy without a Jackson-Pratt drain 3. surgical incision 72 hours status post–laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a Jackson-Pratt drain 4. tunneling stage III sacral wound
H. pylori is the main causative factor of peptic ulcers. What can be done to combat H. pylori in susceptible clients?
A) Antiemetics B) Antihistamines C) Antacids D) Antibiotics
The condition known as beriberi that is characterized by weakness, paresthesia, hypotension, and sensory and motor dysfunction is caused by ________.
A. vitamin B2 deficiency B. vitamin K deficiency C. vitamin B1 deficiency D. vitamin C deficiency