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question 23

Multiple Choice

The client says to the nurse, "I wonder if I am considered a drug addict. I went to pick up my medication from the drug store and the pharmacist told me that the drug was a controlled substance." What does that mean? Which response by the nurse is the most accurate?

• A) "If you continue on this medication for a long time, you will become addicted to it."
• B) "You are not an addict, but the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act requires that your prescription drug habits be monitored."
• C) "Any drug that has a potential for abuse is considered a controlled substance and is restricted. The pharmacist is responsible for sharing this information with you."
• D) "Do you think that you are addicted to your medication?"

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Definitions:

Normal Good

A good that has a positive income elasticity, so that as consumer income rises, demand for the good rises, too.

Market Supply

The total quantity of a good or service that sellers are willing and able to sell at a given price over a specific period.

Elasticity

Elasticity refers to the measure of how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a good changes in response to a change in price.

Normal Good

A good for which demand increases as the income of consumers increases and decreases as the income of consumers decreases.