The pancreatic hormone insulin stimulates glucose production
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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The nurse stresses to the patient with sickle cell anemia that one of the most elementary home interventions to help prevent sickle cell crisis is to:
a. take iron supplements daily. b. maintain adequate fluid intake. c. engage in daily exercise. d. eat leafy green vegetables.
A patient is scheduled to have a cystometrography performed. Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of the planned test?
a. "The test will measure my urine flow vo-lume and muscle function." b. "The test will measure my renal clearance and urinary volume." c. "The test will evaluate the amount of par-ticulate matter in my urine." d. "The test will monitor the time it takes for an injected dye to appear in my urine."
An adolescent patient tells the nurse, "I just don't want to live anymore." What should the nurse do next?
A) Document the adolescent's statement in the patient record. B) Sit down and discuss all the reasons there are for living. C) Make an immediate referral to a suicide-prevention professional. D) Laughingly, teach the adolescent about making scary statements.
A client is started on peripheral parenteral nutrition. The nurse asks the nursing student to explain the difference in a preclinical conference between peripheral parenteral nutrition and total parenteral nutrition
What information did the student nurse correctly state about peripheral parenteral nutrition? A) Used when the gastrointestinal tract is functioning improperly B) Infused directly into the blood circulation C) Surgically placed into the central vein near the heart to allow the concentrated solution to be diffused quickly into circulation D) Infusions must be hypotonic or isotonic to prevent dehydration and electrolyte imbalance