The nurse determines that an idiosyncratic reaction to a drug has occurred when the client experiences drug effects that have which characteristic?
1. Predictable
2. Unexplained
3. Irreversible
4. Life threatening
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Side effects of drugs are predictable.
Rationale 2: Idiosyncratic drug reactions are those that are unexpected or unexplained.
Rationale 3: Some adverse effects can be irreversible; this is not a characteristic of idiosyncratic reactions.
Rationale 4: Some adverse effects can be life threatening, but they are not considered to be idiosyncratic.
Global Rationale: Idiosyncratic drug reactions are those that are unexpected or unexplained. Side effects of drugs are predictable. Some adverse effects can be irreversible; this is not a characteristic of idiosyncratic reactions. Some adverse effects can be life threatening, but they are not considered to be idiosyncratic.
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