After Fasting from 10 P

question 7

Multiple Choice

After fasting from 10 p.m. the previous evening, a patient learns that the procedure has been cancelled. The patient curses at the nurse and accuses the nurse of being incompetent. The nurse's best response would be

• A) "You have no right to say that to me. You are nasty."
• B) "I can understand that you're upset, but I feel uncomfortable when I am cursed at."
• C) "Perhaps we shouldn't get so angry when things don't work out the way we think they should."
• D) to leave the room and refuse to return to answer the call light when the patient calls.

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Definitions:

Absorptive State

The metabolic phase following a meal when nutrients from the food are absorbed from the intestinal tract into the bloodstream.

Triglycerides

A type of fat (lipid) found in your blood, used by the body for energy, and an indicator of metabolic health.

Glycogenolysis

The biochemical process of breaking down glycogen into glucose, which provides energy to cells.

Glycolysis

A sequence of enzymatic reactions in the cytoplasm that breaks down glucose into pyruvate, producing ATP and NADH as energy sources for the cell.