A Patient Has Been Prescribed a Bisphosphonate for Treatment of Osteoporosis

question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient has been prescribed a bisphosphonate for treatment of osteoporosis. The nurse evaluates that additional teaching is required if the patient makes which statement?

• A) "It will take at least 5 years for the maximum effect of this drug to happen."
• B) "If I stop taking this drug, all of the bone density improvement will rapidly disappear."
• C) "I still need to eat foods high in calcium."
• D) "I should spend 15 to 20 minutes in the sun on most days."
• E) "The medication I took to correct my vitamin D deficiency was in preparation for this new treatment."

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the production process, excluding direct materials and direct labor costs.

Budgeted Fixed

Refers to the portion of a budget that represents fixed costs, which do not change with the level of activity within a certain range.

Manufacturing Overhead Applied

The portion of production overhead costs assigned to each unit of product based on a predetermined overhead rate, including indirect costs like utilities and rent.

Manufacturing Overhead Applied

The allocation of estimated manufacturing overhead costs to individual units of production on a consistent basis.