What influences a patient's value system? (Select all that apply.)
a. Religion
b. Philosophy
c. Family
d. Financial status
e. Society
ANS: A, B, C, E
Financial status does not play a part in the makeup of a person's value system.
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The nurse is preparing a patient with nephrosclerosis for discharge from the hospital. During a review of the medications that this patient is prescribed to take at home, the nurse will most likely provide information related to a prescription for a(n):
A) Antihypertensive agent B) Broad-spectrum antibiotic C) Antineoplastic agent D) Immunosuppressant
When obtaining baseline data on a child, it is important for the nurse to:
a. secure the child's medication history from a caregiver. b. ask the child about how the youngster interacts with other children. c. determine the experience the child has had with taking medications. d. obtain a personal and family history of allergy.
A 17-year-old patient, dying of heart failure, wants to have his organs removed for transplantation after his death. What action by the nurse is correct?
a. Prepare the organ donation form for the patient to sign while he is still oriented. b. Instruct the patient to talk with his parents about his desire to donate his organs. c. Notify the physician about the patient's desire to donate his organs. d. Contact the United Network for Organ Sharing after talking with the patient.
A drug interaction in which the combined effect of drugs is greater than the sum of the effects of each individual agent acting independently is known as a _____________
Fill in the blanks with correct word