Why should you teach a patient to use a small medication cup to measure a liquid drug rather than a tableware teaspoon?
a. A child may learn to think that all tableware teaspoons contain drugs.
b. Teaspoons are more likely to spill and waste drug than a medication cup.
c. Medication cups measure liquids more accurately than tableware teaspoons.
d. Medication cups are less likely to change the taste of the drug than tableware teaspoons.
ANS: C
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a. Are philosophically attuned to the use of narratives and narrative analysis as the best means to convey their experience to the researcher and to others b. Meet the requirements for involvement in the study that the researcher specified at the outset of the study's implementation c. Also are representative of the population d. Have experienced the phenomenon of interest
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1. Measure the client's response to therapy 2. Rate a client's liver and kidney function 3. Indicate a potential for hypersensitivities 4. Quantify drug levels at specific intervals
Which of the following is a descriptor that helps to define the term criteria?
A) immeasurable qualities C) acceptable level of performance B) established by authority D) evidence-based practice
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a. 20% to 25% b. 30% to 35% c. 40% to 45% d. 50% to 55%