A Client of a Domiciliary Nursing Agency Requires Vitamin B12

question 24

Multiple Choice

A client of a domiciliary nursing agency requires vitamin B12 injections every two weeks and insists on self-administration. The client is legally blind. The best way to assist this client is for the nurse to:

• A) prefill syringes with the correct dose, so the client can use them for self-administration.
• B) schedule the client's clinic appointments in accordance with the dosing schedule, then give the injection when the client is at the clinic.
• C) teach the spouse to draw up the medication, then the client can give the injection.
• D) make sure that the injection is scheduled during a visit so the nurse can supervise.

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Definitions:

Compounding Interval

The frequency at which interest is added to the principal amount of an investment or loan, influencing the total amount of interest earned or paid.

Compounded Semi-Annually

The calculation of interest on a principal sum twice a year, effectively increasing the amount on which future semi-annual interest payments are calculated.

Annuity

An investment vehicle that delivers a steady flow of payments to a recipient, predominantly designed to be a revenue stream for retired persons.

Compounded Semi-Annually

The process of calculating interest on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods on a semi-annual basis.