Clients at a Senior Citizen Center Have Asked the Nurse

question 13

Multiple Choice

Clients at a senior citizen center have asked the nurse to do a presentation on herbal preparations. Which statement would be included in the best plan by the nurse?

• A) "Herbal preparations are safe as long as you carefully read the label."
• B) "As long as the herbal preparation has been tested in the clinical setting, it is safe."
• C) "Herbal preparations actually are drugs; you must be careful with them."
• D) "Herbal preparations can be dangerous if you are allergic to them."

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