Which principle best describes what the nurse is expected to understand when administering medication to a client?
1. The pharmacotherapeutics for all of the medications
2. The most common side effects of the drug's prototype
3. The trade and generic names for all of the medications
4. The cost of the drug therapy
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The nurse should understand the pharmacotherapeutics for all medications that the client is receiving.
Rationale 2: The nurse should understand much more about a drug than just the common side effects of the drug's prototype.
Rationale 3: The nurse should understand much more about a drug than just its trade and generic names.
Rationale 4: The cost of drug therapy is not a principle of drug administration.
Global Rationale: The nurse is expected to understand the pharmacotherapeutics for all medications that the client is receiving. The nurse should understand much more than the common side effects of the drug's prototype and the trade and generic names. The cost of drug therapy is not a principle of drug administration.
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