A nurse knows that safety when dispensing medication is extremely important and recognizes that different dosages of a drug bring variations in the speed of action or effectiveness. Her client comments that he thinks he will be cured if he takes the entire bottle of medication at once. How does the nurse define this level of dosage?
a. lethal dose
b. maximum dose
c. toxic dose
d. therapeutic dose
a. lethal dose
FEEDBACK
a. A lethal dose is the dose that could cause death.
b. A maximum dose is the largest amount of a drug that will produce a desired effect without producing symptoms of toxicity. .
c. A toxic dose is an amount of a drug that will produce harmful side effects or symptoms of poisoning. .
d. A therapeutic dose is the dose that is customarily given. .
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