A nurse is providing education about the various routes of nitroglycerin (NTG). The nurse correctly states that sublingual NTG can be used in lower dosages than drugs given by other routes, because it
a. is not directly absorbed into the bloodstream.
b. bypasses the liver.
c. is 100 times more potent.
d. is acid labile.
Question 2
Prior to discharge, the nurse is reviewing the medications of a patient with diabetes. The nurse realizes that he will be going home on colesevelam, a bile acid sequestrant, and insulin.
What patient education should the nurse provide in the discharge teaching for this patient?
a. The patient needs to monitor his blood sugar carefully, because colesevelam can cause hypoglycemia.
b. The patient needs to monitor his blood sugar carefully, because colesevelam can cause hyperglycemia.
c. The patient needs to take his insulin at least 3 hours before the colesevelam.
d. The patient needs to use an oral antidiabetic agent or agents, not insulin, with colesevelam.
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
Nurse collaboration
Nurse's hand over patients abdomen
Correctly completed check stub.
Summary of Drug Action: Common Routes of Administration
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