Studies about psychiatric patients' understanding of psychopharmacology suggest that the nursing diagnosis most applicable is
a. deficient knowledge related to drug therapy.
b. impaired memory related to drug side effects.
c. impaired decision making related to drug dependency.
d. disturbed thought processes related to anticipation of side effects.
A
Research has shown that most patients do not know important facts about the medications prescribed for them. As a result, they are often noncompliant. As knowledge deficits are removed, better compliance can be expected. Data are not present to suggest applicability of the other options.
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