The nurse has taught a group of clients how their medications work in their bodies. Which comment by a client reflects correct understanding of the teaching?
1. "The normal function of a cell is enhanced or blocked by medications."
2. "Medications help the body produce new enzymes."
3. "Body tissue functions are changed by medications."
4. "Medications change the function of cells in the body."
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Many medications work by stimulating or enhancing the normal function of a cell or by blocking the normal function.
Rationale 2: Medications can stimulate enzyme reactions or even provide enzymes that are missing, but they do not help the body produce new ones.
Rationale 3: Body tissue functions are not changed.
Rationale 4: Functions of the cell can be enhanced or blocked, but they are not changed.
Global Rationale: Many medications work by stimulating or enhancing the normal function of a cell or by blocking the normal function. Medications can stimulate enzyme reactions or even provide enzymes that are missing, but they do not help the body produce new ones. Body tissue functions are not changed. Functions of the cell can be enhanced or blocked, but they are not changed.
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