The nurse is conducting medication education about the difference between potency and efficacy to a group of patients. The nurse correctly determines that learning has occurred when the patients make which response?
A. "The best drug for us is the one with the highest potency."
B. "The best drug for us is the one with the greatest efficacy."
C. "Drugs with the greatest efficacy will produce the least side effects."
D. "Low-potency drugs have efficacy and do not produce side effects."
Answer: B
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