A 40-year-old patient with chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), specifically Crohn’s disease, is admitted with increased abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. The healthcare provider prescribes corticosteroids to manage inflammation. Which of the following nursing interventions should be prioritized for this patient?

We have a plain-text data file named stuff.txt in which each line: starts with a first name, of variable length, but containing no spaces, followed by a single space separator, followed by a last name (structured like the first name above), followed by another single space separator, followed by a 9-digit long numerical ID, followed by yet another single space separator, and finally a variable-length single word representing a password. Provide one single command line (not multiple commands separated by ‘;’) that will display how many unique ID numbers are in the file. We cannot assume that each ID appears only a single time.

Which of the following is a common side effect associated with Metformin use?

A 34-year-old man present to your office. His body mass index is 32 kg/m2 and his vital signs are normal. He has a family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. His fasting blood glucose levels are 116 mg/dL and 121 mg/dL, on 2 separate occasions. He has an HbA1c of 6.%. Which of the following is most accurate regarding the diagnosis of this patient?

What is the primary mechanism by which Metformin lowers blood glucose levels?

Monitoring a patient on a high-dose aspirin level includes:

Acute hepatic necrosis occurs with acetaminophen doses of 10 to 15 g, and doses above 25 g are usually fatal.

A patient reports fatigue, weight loss, and dry skin. The primary care nurse practitioner (NP) orders thyroid function tests. The patient’s thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is 40 microunits/mL, and T4 is 0.1 ng/mL. The NP should refer the patient to an endocrinologist and prescribe:

What is an important patient teaching point regarding the use of AndroGel?

Match the word to the definition