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A nurse is a client who is "Take the medication with a meal." This will help the
taking metformin XR for client avoid HYPOglycemia and GI upset and to
type 2 DM. Which of the provide the most absorption of the medication.
following instructions
should the nurse include
in the teaching?
A nurse is assessing a Increase in energy. Depression, lethargy, and fatigue
client who is receiving are manifestations of HYPOthyroidism and effective
liothyronine for treatment treatment will improve these manifestations.
of hypothyroidism. The
nurse should recognize
which of the following
finding is a therapeutic
response to the
medication?
, A nurse is caring for an Regular insulin is classified as a short-acting insulin. It
adolescent client who has can be given IV with an onset of action of less than
a long history of DM and 30 min. This is the insulin that is most appropriate in
is long admitted to the ED emergency situations of severe HYPERglycemia and
confused, flushed, and DKA.
with an acetone odor on
the breath . DKA is
suspected. The nurse
should anticipate using
which of the following
types of insulin to treat
this client?
A nurse is providing "Glipizide stimulates your pancreas to release
teaching for a client who insulin." It is an oral antidiabetic medication that is
is newly diagnosed type 2 classified as a sulfonylurea agent. These medications
DM and has a help to lower blood glucose levels in clients who
prescription for glipizide. have type 2 DM using several methods including
Which of the following reducing glucose output by the liver, increasing
statements made by the sensitivity to insulin, and stimulating the release of
nurse best describes insulin form the functioning beta cell in the pancreas.
glipizide?
A nurse is preparing to Inject 20 units of air into the NPH insulin vial because
administer 10 units of his insulin is the intermediate-acting insulin which will
regular insulin and 20 be drawn up last in order to avoid contaminating the
units of NPH insulin to a regular insulin with the NPH insulin.
client who has DM. When
mixing the 2 types of
insulin, which of the
actions should the nurse
take first?