The nurse teaches clients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) about the importance of taking their medications as prescribed. What does the nurse recognize as the primary factor for medication noncompliance in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) population?
1. The necessity of having to take multiple medications throughout the day
2. A lack of understanding for the reason to take the medications
3. The weight gain associated with the medications
4. The difficulty with availability of medications to treat acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
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Rationale 1: Multiple medications are required throughout the day. The higher the number of medications taken daily equates with a higher noncompliance rate.
Rationale 2: A lack of understanding could be a factor, but it is the schedule of taking multiple drugs that leads to noncompliance.
Rationale 3: Some medications may cause weight gain, but this is not a primary reason for noncompliance.
Rationale 4: Medications are generally available for clients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) today.
Global Rationale: Multiple medications are required throughout the day. The higher the number of medications taken daily equates with a higher noncompliance rate. A lack of understanding could be a factor, but it is the schedule of taking multiple drugs that leads to noncompliance. Some medications may cause weight gain, but this is not a primary reason for noncompliance. Medications are generally available for clients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) today.
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