Author Question: The physician prescribes glyburide (Micronase, DiaBeta, Glynase) for a patient, age 57, when diet ... (Read 84 times)

Starlight · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The physician prescribes glyburide (Micronase, DiaBeta, Glynase) for a patient, age 57, when diet and exercise have not been able to control her type 2 diabetes. Which information does the nurse include when teaching her about the glyburide?

a. Glyburide is a substitute for insulin and acts by directly stimulating glucose uptake into the cell.
b. Glyburide, like all oral hypoglycemic agents, does not cause the hypoglycemic reactions that may occur with insulin use.
c. Glyburide and other hypoglycemic agents are thought to stimulate insulin production and increase sensitivity to insulin at receptor sites.
d. Glyburide and other sulfonylureas lower blood sugar by inhibiting glucagon release from the liver, preventing gluconeogenesis.

Question 2

Which of the following are problems that older adults may confront that challenge their emotional homeostasis? (Select all that apply.)

A) Altered function or body image
B) Increased vulnerability to crime and abuse
C) Independence from others
D) Sensory deficits
E) Greater awareness of own mortality

cloudre37 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Oral hypoglycemics are compounds that stimulate the beta cells in the pancreas to increase insulin release.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Problems that older adults may confront that challenge their emotional homeostasis include the following: illness, which can be coping, related self-care demands, pain, altered function or body image; increased vulnerability to crime illness, disability, abuse; sensory deficits including decrease in or loss of function of hearing, vision, taste, smell, and touch; greater awareness of own mortality from increased numbers of deaths among peers. Older adults may not experience independence from others; in fact, many (but not all) elders have increased dependence on others.