Prior to administering medications, the nurse reviews the therapeutic index. What is the therapeutic index used to identify?
1. Whether the health are provider has prescribed the best drug for the client
2. When a client will begin to experience toxic drug effects
3. Interactions among the drugs the client is receiving
4. Clients who will need to have serum blood levels monitored
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: The therapeutic index does not help to determine whether the best drug has been prescribed for the client.
Rationale 2: The therapeutic index does not determine toxic doses of a drug, and clients differ in their response to drugs.
Rationale 3: The therapeutic index does not help to identify interactions among drugs.
Rationale 4: Drugs with a narrow therapeutic index have low margins of safety and need to be monitored through serum drug levels.
Global Rationale: Drugs with a narrow therapeutic index have low margins of safety and need to be monitored through serum drug levels. The therapeutic index does not help to determine whether the best drug has been prescribed for the client. The therapeutic index does not determine toxic doses of a drug, and clients differ in their response to drugs. The therapeutic index does not help to identify interactions among drugs.
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