Which member of the health care team is responsible for initially teaching a patient about medication side effects?
a. Registered nurse
b. LPN/LVN
c. Occupational therapist
d. Patient care technician
ANS: A
The RN initiates all health teaching. This would include education about medication effects and side effects. The LPN/LVN is able to initiate health teaching only for basic health habits, such as cleanliness. Occupational therapists and patient care technicians are not qualified to undertake medication teaching.
You might also like to view...
A nursing student asks why albuterol, which is selective for beta2 receptors, causes an increased heart rate in some patients. How should the nurse respond?
a. "Adrenergic agonists can lose their selec-tivity when given at higher doses." b. "Bronchodilation lowers blood pressure, which causes a reflex tachycardia." c. "Some patients metabolize the drug diffe-rently and have unusual side effects." d. "Systemic effects are intensified with in-haled doses."
How should the nurse accurately describe a nurse practitioner to a student nurse?
a. "The nurse practitioner is a student nurse who is near graduation from a basic program." b. "The nurse practitioner is a registered nurse with a master's degree in nursing and specialty certification." c. "The nurse practitioner is a registered nurse with doctoral preparation in research methodology." d. "The nurse practitioner is a nurse who practices exclusively in a university medical center."
When evaluating a patient for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the nurse should be aware that the most common bacterial STI is:
a. Gonorrhea. c. Chlamydia. b. Syphilis. d. Candidiasis.
MC Electrical stimulation treatments last
A. 30 minutes. B. 60 minutes. C. 8 hours. D. 24 hours.