The increasing number of patients who go to their health care provider and request a drug they have seen advertised on television or in a magazine has created what continuing challenge to health care providers?
A) Treating infections appropriately
B) Treating sicker patients
C) Prescribing cost-effectively
D) Staying knowledgeable about drug therapy
D
Feedback:
As the marketing power for prescription drugs continues to grow, the health care provider must be constantly aware of what patients are seeing (or reading), what the commercials and ads are promising, and the real data behind the indications and contraindications for these "hot" drugs. It is a continuing challenge to stay up-to-date and knowledgeable about drug therapy.
You might also like to view...
When planning care in a long-term care facility, the nurse is aware of resident's rights as Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) defines the requirements for:
a. nursing care. b. nutritional support. c. quality of care. d. staffing requirements.
A patient begins medication therapy for hypertension. Which reason is most likely to make the scheduled teaching plan change for this patient?
a. The patient's outlook for her condition changes. b. The patient writes down some of the information. c. The patient has no questions after being taught. d. The patient's systolic blood pressure falls below 60 mm Hg with therapy.
A pediatric nurse is conducting patient education with a 13-year-old girl who has just been diagnosed with asthma. What subject should the nurse prioritize when teaching this patient and her parents about the management of asthma?
A) Identification of the triggers that exacerbate her asthma B) The appropriate use of antibiotics in the treatment of asthma C) Techniques for managing long-term oxygen therapy D) Demonstrating the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
Which of the following tests are conducted to confirm a diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency?
a. dexamethasone suppression test c. Trousseau's sign b. Chvostek's sign d. pituitary function testing