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A 16-year-old adolescent is 6 weeks pregnant. The pregnancy has exacerbated her acne. She asks the nurse if she can resume taking her isotretinoin prescription, a drug labeled as teratogenic. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse? 

A patient with Type II Diabetes Mellitus is taking metformin to manage their blood glucose levels. They ask the nurse, “How does metformin work?” What is the nurse’s best response?

A basic metabolic panel assess all of the following except….

56. The nurse is caring for a newborn exposed to opiates in utero. The newborn has a glucose of 35mg/dl and not feeding well. Vital Signs are Temp. 97.5ax, HR 160, and RR 64. Which action would the nurse take when caring for this newborn?

Which of the following terms best describes the interaction of an enzyme with its substrate?

The basic building block of a protein is the _________________

30. Screening at 24 weeks of gestation reveals that a pregnant client has gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). In planning her care, the nurse and the client mutually agree that an expected outcome is to prevent injury to the fetus as a result of GDM. The nurse identifies that the fetus is at greatest risk for:

You did it! What is one of your favorite novels?

Acids have a pH of _______ 7.

60. Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is thought to occur as a result of: