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, 3. The nurse is teaching a patient who will be discharged home with a prescription for an enteric-
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coated tablet. Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching?
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a. Imay crush the tablet and put it in applesauce to improve absorption.
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b. I should consume acidic foodsto enhance absorption of this medication.
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c. I should expect a delay in onset of the drugs effects after taking the tablet.
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d. I should take this medication with high-
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fat foodsto improve its action. ANS: C
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Enteric-
coated tablets resist disintegration in the acidic environment of the stomach and disintegrate when t
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hey reach the small intestine. There is usually some delay in onset of actions after taking these medi
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cations. Enteric- .:
coated tablets should not be crushed or chewed, which would alter the time and location of absorpti
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on. Acidic foods will not enhance the absorption of the medication. The patient should not to eat hig
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h-fat food before ingesting an enteric-coated tablet, because high-
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fat foods decrease the absorption rate.
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DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Applying (Application) REF: dm 3 TOP
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: NURSING PROCESS: Nursing Intervention
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and ParenteralTherapies
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4. A patient who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus asks why insulin must be given
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by subcutaneous injection instead of bymouth. The nurse willexplain that this is because
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a. absorption is diminished bythe first-pass effects in the liver. .: .: .: .: .: .: .: .: .:
b. absorption is faster when insulin is given subcutaneously. .: .: .: .: .: .: .:
c. digestive enzymes in the gastrointestinaltract prevent absorption. .: .: .: .: .: .: .:
d. the oral formis less predictable with more adverse effects. A
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based drugs are destroyed in the small intestine by digestive enzymes and must be given parenterall
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y. Because insulin is destroyed by digestive enzymes, it would not make it to the liver for metabolis
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m with a first-
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pass effect. Subcutaneous tissue has fewer blood vessels, so absorption is slower in such tissue. Ins
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ulin is given subcutaneously because it is desirable to have it absorb slowly.
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DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: dm 3 TO
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P: NURSING PROCESS: Nursing Intervention: Patient Teaching
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