A client receiving hormone replacement therapy tells the nurse that the medication is "not working." How should the nurse respond to this client?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. "Hormones affect all body cells."
2. "It may take several days or longer to achieve optimum results."
3. "The medication should work immediately."
4. "The medication will be changed to one that works faster."
5. "The wrong hormone is being replaced."
Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: A hormone from the endocrine system may affect all body cells.
Rationale 2: A hormone may take several days or longer to produce an optimum response.
Rationale 3: Hormones do not work instantaneously.
Rationale 4: Hormones do not work instantaneously, and there are none that work faster.
Rationale 5: This cannot be determined until a response is achieved within the client.
Global Rationale: A hormone from the endocrine system may affect all body cells. A hormone may take several days or longer to produce an optimum response. They do not work instantaneously and there is no "faster" hormone. Whether the client is receiving the wrong hormone cannot be determined until a response is achieved within the client to evaluate.
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