Respect each patient's customs and beliefs. Be ________ to patients' cultural and ethnic beliefs in regard to drug therapy.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
empathetic
Be empathetic to patients' cultural and ethnic beliefs and traditions in regard to drug therapy, as long as it is possible to do so without conflicting with the physician's orders.
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1. "Care of a bite victim includes a series of immunizations on the day of exposure and on days 3, 7, 14, and 28 after exposure." 2. "The animal needs to be quarantined first, to determine if it has rabies, before immunizations are started." 3. "Your child will need penicillin because the wound can easily become infected." 4. "Wait a week to see if your child develops any symptoms. Then the immunization will be given."
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A) A client with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) B) A client with diagnoses of osteoarthritis and failure to thrive C) A client with a diagnosis of foot cellulitis secondary to diabetic neuropathy D) A client with chronic anemia receiving transfusions of packed red blood cells