Patients taking hormonal contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy need to take the drug daily at the same time to prevent:
1. Nausea
2. Breakthrough bleeding
3. Breast tenderness
4. Pregnancy
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a. Evidence-based practice. b. Informatics. c. Staffing. d. The patient.
A trailing 0 is placed after the decimal when calculating medication dosages to help prevent medication
errors. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is taking is very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an understanding of the drug's effectiveness?
a. "I don't have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount of this drug to cause an overdose." b. "It has no side effects and doesn't interact with other drugs." c. "I only have to take it every 12 hours." d. "It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time."
The nurse always tries to apply ethical principles in her clinical practice. Which following statement reflects the application of the ethical principle of confidentiality?
a. "I'm concerned that decreased funding may affect the outpatient program." b. "I'm going to make sure that the client understands the instructions." c. "I cannot share that information about the client with you." d. "I need to get more information about the client's health history."