Author Question: The nurse administers lubiprostone (Amitiza) to the patient with irritable bowel syndrome and ... (Read 28 times)

evelyn o bentley · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse administers lubiprostone (Amitiza) to the patient with irritable bowel syndrome and anticipates what therapeutic action from the drug?

A) Secretion of chloride-rich intestinal fluid leading to increased motility
B) Adding bulk to the fecal matter to ease the process of stooling
C) Irritation of the inner lining of the bowel to increase bowel motility
D) Stimulate the bowel by increasing innervation

Question 2

The nursing instructor is teaching the new nursing students about patient teaching. Where in the brain would the instructor tell the student nurses is the area where learning takes place?

A) The area that coordinates sensation
B) The area that coordinates movement
C) The areas that coordinate speech and communication
D) The areas that communicate between motor and sensory neurons

underwood14 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Lubiprostone is a locally acting chloride channel activator that increases the secretion of a chloride-rich intestinal fluid without changing sodium or potassium levels. Increasing the intestinal fluid leads to increased motility. It does not add bulk, irritate the inner lining, or innervate the bowel.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
The forebrain is made up of two cerebral hemispheres that contain areas that coordinate speech and communication and are thought to be the area where learning takes place.