A clinical trial is recommended for a female client with metastatic breast cancer, but she refuses to participate and tells her family that she does not wish to have further treatments.

The client's son and daughter ask the nurse to try and convince their mother to reconsider this decision.

How should the nurse respond?

The correct answer is D. Notify your healthcare provider if you start having abdominal pain.

Choice A rationale:

Exenatide does not act in the same way as insulin. Insulin directly lowers blood glucose levels by facilitating the uptake of glucose into cells, while exenatide is an incretin mimetic that enhances glucose-dependent insulin secretion and slows gastric emptying.

Choice B rationale:

Exenatide should be injected within 30 minutes before or after a meal, but this is not the most critical information for discharge instructions.

Choice C rationale:

There are precautions about taking exenatide with other medications, especially those that affect kidney function or interact with exenatide.

Choice D rationale:

Notifying the healthcare provider if abdominal pain starts is crucial because exenatide can cause side effects such as pancreatitis, which presents with severe abdominal pain. Early detection and intervention are essential for patient safety.

Choice A rationale:

Tenderness is not considered a normal finding during percussion of the abdomen. Tenderness suggests an underlying issue or inflammation in the abdominal area, which requires further evaluation and investigation.

Choice B rationale:

Musical and drumlike sounds are considered normal findings during percussion of the abdomen. These sounds indicate the presence of air-filled structures like the stomach or intestines. Normal abdominal percussion sounds are tympanic, and they are characterized by a hollow, drum-like quality when the abdomen is tapped lightly. This finding suggests that there are no significant abnormalities in the abdominal area.

Choice C rationale:

Absent sounds during abdominal percussion are not considered normal and may indicate a potential problem. Absent sounds could be due to factors such as bowel obstruction or severe constipation, which require further assessment and intervention.

Choice D rationale:

Pain during abdominal percussion is not considered a normal finding. It indicates discomfort or tenderness in the abdominal area, which requires further evaluation to determine the underlying cause.