A Client Returns to the Clinic for Follow-Up After Taking

question 4

Multiple Choice

A client returns to the clinic for follow-up after taking a newly prescribed medication for a month. The nurse recognizes medication teaching was successful when the client makes which statement? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

• A) "I've been taking my medication on an empty stomach like the prescription label said to."
• B) "I take my medication first thing in the morning, just like you said."
• C) "I have been able to decrease my medication to every other day and that saves me some money."
• D) "I switched all my medications to one pharmacy like you suggested."
• E) "Did you say I need to take this medication with water or milk?"

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Definitions:

Social Conditioning

The process by which individuals learn the norms, values, and behaviors acceptable to their society through social interactions.

Physical Conditioning

A process of training or exercise aimed at improving physical fitness, strength, and endurance.

Socialization

The process by which individuals learn and adopt the values, norms, and behaviors considered appropriate in their society.

Cultures

The shared beliefs, practices, norms, and values of a group of people that shape their way of life.