A nurse is preparing a presentation for a group of patients requiring long-term medication therapy. The nurse expects to include common reasons for noncompliance with self-medication administration
Which of the following would the nurse be most likely to include? Select all that apply.
A) Lack of knowledge about expected results
B) Bothersome adverse effects
C) Depression
D) Anxiety
E) Lack of information about the drug
Ans: A, B, D, E
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Reasons for noncompliant behavior in patients administering their own medications include knowledge deficit of expected results, bothersome adverse effects, anxiety, and lack information about the drug.
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