Which Information Will the Nurse Include When Teaching a 50-Yr-Old

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which information will the nurse include when teaching a 50-yr-old male patient about somatropin (Genotropin) ?

• A)The medication will be needed for 3 to 6 months.
• B)Inject the medication subcutaneously every day.
• C)Blood glucose levels may decrease when taking the medication.
• D)Stop taking the medication if swelling of the hands or feet occurs.

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Definitions:

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalysis, it represents the ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates.

Ego

In psychology, a component of Sigmund Freud's model of the psyche that represents the self, or the part of one's identity that mediates between the desires of the id and the constraints of the social environment.

Id

A part of the mind in Freudian psychoanalysis that is responsible for instinctual desires and drives.

Libido

The energy of the sexual drive as a component of the life instinct.