The Nurse Is Working with a Patient Who Was Recently

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse is working with a patient who was recently started on insulin therapy. The patient's young daughter asks, "Why do you have to give her a shot? Why can't you just give her a pill?" Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

• A) "Our bodies make insulin normally, so it is a liquid medication."
• B) "We do have diabetic medications in pill form. I'm not sure why the doctor ordered it this way for your mom."
• C) "Insulin is manufactured and given this way so it absorbs more rapidly into the body."
• D) "The acid in your mother's stomach would destroy this medication, so it can't be swallowed."

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