In Instructing a Patient About Corticosteroid Therapy,the Patient Asks If

question 8

Multiple Choice

In instructing a patient about corticosteroid therapy,the patient asks if he can just stop this medication before returning to the physician's office.Which would be the nurse's best response?

• A) "Take this medication until you've completed it."
• B) "The medication must be slowly reduced."
• C) "Go ahead; there is no real precaution with this drug therapy."
• D) "The amount you're taking is small, so stopping is all right at any time."

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Definitions:

Cerebrum

The largest part of the brain, responsible for higher brain functions such as thought, action, and sensory processing.

Cells

Basic structural, functional, and biological units of all living organisms, consisting of a nucleus and cytoplasm enclosed in a membrane.

Occipital Lobes

The region of the brain located at the back of the head, responsible for processing visual information from the eyes.

Sight

The ability to see, one of the five senses, involving the eyes perceiving light and converting it into signals that the brain interprets as visual images.