The Client Is Being Treated with Lanoxin and Complains to the Nurse

question 10

Multiple Choice

The client is being treated with Lanoxin and complains to the nurse of experiencing blurred vision. The highest priority nursing intervention is to recognize that this:

• A) is an expected side effect of the medication; notify the physician.
• B) is indicative of an anaphylactic reaction to the medication.
• C) is an adverse reaction to the medication; notify the physician.
• D) indicates an error in mixing the medication; notify the pharmacist.

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Definitions:

Global Attribution

The tendency to generalize causes of an individual's behavior to their character or personality, disregarding situational factors.

Specific Attribution

The process of identifying a particular cause for an event or behavior, distinguishing it from more general or vague attributions.

Stable Attribution

An explanation for behavior or events as due to unchanging, permanent factors.

Unstable Attribution

An explanation for behavior that shifts across time, context, or situations, suggesting inconsistency in how one attributes causes to events or actions.