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

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient 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 patient makes which statement?

• 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?"

Understand the principles and procedures involved in microbiological staining techniques.

Describe the procedures for safe and effective specimen collection and transportation.

Recognize the role of microorganisms in human health, including both pathogenic and beneficial organisms.

Identify measures to control and prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

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Definitions:

Intense Erosion

The rapid wearing away of soil and rock by water, wind, or ice.

Promontory

A ridge of land that juts out into a body of water.

Aligned Relative

The positioning of objects in a specific orientation or direction in relation to each other.

Low Tides

The state of the tide when the water level is at its lowest point, occurring between two high tides in a tidal cycle.