When the patient asks why systemic glucocorticoids are used as a last choice for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, the nurse's most informative reply would be:
1. "The other drugs are just as effective and work in similar ways."
2. "They are used as a last choice or for short periods because they have many side effects."
3. "Those drugs are given three or four times daily, which is more difficult for pa-tients to remember."
4. "There is a higher incidence of vomiting with prolonged use."
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Glucocorticoids are used as a last choice because they have many side effects.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 902
OBJ: 5 TOP: Drug Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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