A Client Is Using the Ocular Therapeutic System

question 9

Multiple Choice

A client is using the ocular therapeutic system. She tells the nurse that she typically changes the Ocusert every 10 days to save money. What is the most accurate response from the nurse?

• A) "This practice will allow you to achieve a more therapeutic response from your medication."
• B) "This practice is not recommended, but is allowable under the circumstances."
• C) "This practice is not acceptable because the Ocusert should be applied at bedtime nightly."
• D) "This practice is not acceptable because the Ocusert should be changed every 7 days."

Recognize the influence of emotions, distinctiveness, and rehearsal on memory retention.

Understand the concept of memory decay over time.

Identify biases and errors in eyewitness memories and methods to improve their reliability.

Comprehend how questioning techniques can influence memory accuracy.

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Definitions:

Isotope

An isotope is a variant of a particular chemical element, which differs in neutron number, while retaining the same number of protons.

Neutrons

Subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, having no electrical charge and a mass slightly greater than that of a proton.

Element

A pure chemical substance consisting of one type of atom, distinguished by its atomic number, which is the number of protons in its nucleus.

Isotope

Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, leading to different atomic masses but the same chemical behavior.