A nurse is trying to determine whether a patient has experienced an adverse drug reaction. Which question would most likely assist the nurse in this determination?
a. Did the patient notice that the drug caused a bad taste in the mouth?
b. Did the patient's symptoms appear shortly after the drug was first used?
c. Is the patient complaining about the frequency of drug dosing?
d. Has the drug produced this effect in another patient receiving the same agent at the same dose?
ANS: B
Symptoms that appear shortly after a drug is administered are likely related to the medication and indicative of an adverse reaction.
A bad taste in the mouth is usually considered a side effect of certain medications and is not indicative of an adverse reaction in most cases.
Frequency of drug dosing is not typically associated with adverse drug reactions.
All patients do not react the same to medications, even the same medications.
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