MedWatch is a federal program that
A. monitors licit drug use among health professionals
B. physicians use to decide which drug to prescribe patients
C. allows physicians to report adverse effects of prescription drugs
D. withdraws unsafe drugs from the market
Answer: C. allows physicians to report adverse effects of prescription drugs
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A) Swollen nipples upon inspection of a newborn's breasts B) Tender nodule palpated under the nipple of a 10-year-old C) Observation of enlarged breast tissue in a male adolescent D) Observation of a supernumerary nipple along the mammary ridge
When is the most appropriate time to inspect the genital area during a well-child examination of a 14-year-old girl?
a. It is not necessary to inspect the genital area. b. Examine the genital area first. c. After the abdominal assessment. d. Do the genital inspection last.
A patient with asthma asks why he must take regularly scheduled systemic drugs when he can stop several asthma attacks each day within a few minutes of their onset by using a short-acting beta agonist inhaler. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Frequent asthma attacks, even if they are halted relatively quickly, damage the bronchial tissues over time." b. "If asthma attacks are uncontrolled they lead to the eventual development of lung cancer and emphysema." c. "Using only short-acting beta agonists will lead to drug resistance and then the drug won't work when you need it." d. "Inhaled beta agonist drugs only treat the constriction aspects of asthma and do not help the inflammatory aspects of the disease."
Health disparities in the patient care population are most likely to occur when the health-care workforce lacks diversity in which area?
A) Age B) Gender C) Ethnicity D) Education