During Assessment, a Client Reports a Reaction to a Medication

question 13

Multiple Choice

During assessment, a client reports a reaction to a medication. What is the next nursing intervention?

• A) Let the physician know that the client cannot receive the medication.
• B) Ask the client the type of reaction experienced.
• C) Reassure the client that the reaction will not occur again.
• D) Note the comment in the client's chart and give the medication.

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Definitions:

Psychosocial Functioning

An individual's ability to perform social roles in both interpersonal and societal settings, including emotional, social, and psychological capabilities.

Normalization Principle

The concept that individuals with disabilities or mental health issues should be entitled to live a life as close as possible to the norms and values of society.

Deinstitutionalization

refers to the policy of moving mentally ill patients out of state-run institutions and closing those institutions in favor of community-based treatment.