You are explaining to a patient the difference between a side effect and an adverse reaction. This explanation would involve which response?
1. Both side effects and adverse reactions are severe.
2. Side effects are mild, and adverse effects are severe.
3. Both side effects and adverse reactions are mild.
4. Side effects are severe, and adverse reactions are mild.
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Side effects are usually seen as mild but annoying responses to a medication. Adverse reactions, or adverse effects, usually imply more severe symptoms or problems that develop because of the drug.
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A nurse can best address factors of critical importance to successful community treatment during a
new client interview by including assessments relative to (more than one answer may be correct) A. housing adequacy and stability. B. income adequacy and stability. C. family and other support systems. D. early psychosocial development. E. substance abuse history and current use.
Which describes the Babinski reflex?
a. Downward curl of the toes b. Big toe bending upward c. Spreading out of the toes d. Pain in the big toe
A client has just been prescribed an antidepressant medication. The client asks, "How long before this gets into my blood so I feel better?" How should the nurse respond?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. "The medication will be at the desired level in your blood in 3 to 4 days." 2. "We are not certain how quickly the medication gets into your blood." 3. "Let me worry about that. You just take your medicine as prescribed." 4. "The medication gets into the blood fairly quickly, but it may take weeks for you to feel the full effects." 5. "It is not just the medication getting into your blood that makes you feel better."