Which Assessment Finding Would Indicate the Need for an Assistive

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which assessment finding would indicate the need for an assistive device?

• A) The patient is taking several over-the-counter medications.
• B) The patient stores medications out of reach of a toddler-age grandchild.
• C) The patient disposes of an insulin syringe and needle in a portable sharps container.
• D) The patient is unable to accurately pour liquid medications as prescribed.

Understand the conditions under which inequalities are considered just according to Rawls.

Understand the core principles and differences between Stoicism and Hedonism.

Recognize the historical contexts in which Stoicism and Hedonism developed.

Identify the key philosophers associated with Stoicism and Hedonism and their contributions.

---

Definitions:

Calcitonin

A hormone produced by the thyroid gland that lowers blood calcium levels by activating osteoblasts.

Thyroid Gland

An endocrine gland, consisting of irregularly spheroid follicles, lying in front and to the sides of the upper part of the trachea, in a horseshoe shape, with two lateral lobes connected by a narrow central portion, the isthmus; occasionally an elongated offshoot, the pyramidal lobe, passes upward from the isthmus in front of the trachea. It is supplied by branches from the external carotid and subclavian arteries, and its nerves are derived from the middle cervical and cervicothoracic ganglia of the sympathetic system. It secretes thyroid hormone and calcitonin.

Steroidal

Relating to or characterized by the presence of steroids, which are a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure.

Cell Membrane

The outer limit of a cell that is thin and selectively permeable. It controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.