The following is true about the medication glipizide (Glucotrol):
1. It should be taken on an empty stomach.
2. It is usually given in three doses per day.
3. It reduces insulin resistance.
4. It increases liver glucose production.
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a. "Ethnicity is dynamic and ever changing." b. "Ethnicity is the belief in a higher power." c. "Ethnicity pertains to a social group within the social system that claims shared values and traditions." d. "Ethnicity is learned from birth through the processes of language acquisition and socialization."
A patient with bipolar disorder has an unstable mood, aggressiveness, agitation, talkativeness, and irritability
The nurse begins care planning based on the expectation that the health care provider is most likely to prescribe a medication classified as a(n): a. anticholinergic. b. mood stabilizer. c. psychostimulant. d. antidepressant.
A trauma client with multiple open wounds is brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. What should the nurse do before providing advanced cardiac life support?
a. Contact the on-call orthopedic surgeon. b. Don personal protective equipment. c. Notify the Rapid Response Team. d. Obtain a complete history from the para-medic.
The drug suffix -cillin is closely associated with antibiotics.
a. true b. false