The Client Has Been Ordered to Be Treated with Tetracycline

question 6

Multiple Choice

The client has been ordered to be treated with tetracycline. He is also being treated with digoxin. The nurse anticipates that, based on the interaction of the two drugs, the client will experience _____ effects of the _____.

• A) increased; digoxin
• B) increased; tetracycline
• C) decreased; digoxin
• D) decreased; tetracycline

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Definitions:

Fixation

In psychoanalytic theory, a persistent focus of the id’s pleasure-seeking energies at an earlier stage of psychosexual development.

Reciprocal Determinism

The theory that a person's behavior is both influenced by and influences their personal factors and the environment.

Defence Mechanism

Subconscious methods employed to safeguard someone from the anxiety that stems from impermissible sentiments or thoughts.

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously replaces an anxiety-producing or unacceptable thought or feeling with its opposite.