A home health patient tells the nurse that she usually takes a particular medication only once daily instead of twice daily because of the constipation associated with that drug. The classification for this noncompliance is most likely:
A. scheduling error
B. dosage error
C. error of commission
D. error of omission
B. dosage error
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A 150-pound man is to receive a medication based on mg/kg. He is to receive 1 mg/kg. The nurse should give:
a. 50 mg. b. 68 mg. c. 75 mg. d. 80 mg.
You are interviewing a 20-year-old patient with a new-onset psychotic disorder. The patient is apathetic and has disturbed thoughts and language patterns. The nurse recognizes this behavior pattern as consistent with a diagnosis of:
a. depression. b. autistic disorder. c. mania. d. schizophrenia.
Which of the following should you do to minimize the amount of an ocular medication that is absorbed systemically?
1. Place the drops directly on the eyeball. 2. Try to put the drops under the upper lid. 3. Administer half the scheduled dose. 4. Apply pressure over the nasolacrimal duct during administration.
The allocation of scarce resources within the health care sector and the focus on resource allocation issues related to producing and distributing health care is called
a. Economics b. Health economics c. Economic evaluation of health care d. Microeconomic theory