You are teaching a young woman who is taking Glipizide (Glucotrol) for Type II Diabetes. She is wondering how this medication works. What will you teach her?
A. Promotes weight loss which will help decrease insulin resistance
B. Blocks enzymes in the small intestine that break down complex carbohydrates which delays digestion of glucose
C. Stimulating the pancreas to produce more insulin
D. Inhibits hepatic gluconeogenesis, thus lowering your blood sugar
Ans: C. Stimulating the pancreas to produce more insulin
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The nurse is teaching a patient's family how to maintain personal safety and prevent injury when lifting or moving the patient. Which concept should the nurse include in the instructions?
a. Carry the weight above the waist. b. Keep the patient close to the mover. c. Bend at the waist for heavy lifting. d. Tighten the stomach and back muscles.
Which interventions, when implemented by the nurse, would apply the gate control theory of pain?
A. Oral analgesics around the clock B. Massage C. Patient-controlled analgesia D. Heat or cold application E. Teaching
A nurse is reviewing the charts of four patients in the birthing unit. Which patient has an increased risk for an episiotomy?
1. The patient laboring in a lithotomy position 2. The patient with a fetus in an occiput-anterior position 3. The patient with abruptio placentae 4. The patient with pregnancy-induced hypertension