A Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Was Prescribed

question 16

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who was prescribed high-dose corticosteroid therapy for 1 month to treat a severe inflammatory condition.The client's symptoms have now resolved and the client asks,"When can I stop taking these medications?" How should the nurse respond?

• A) "It is possible for the inflammation to recur if you stop the medication."
• B) "Once you start corticosteroids, you have to be weaned off them."
• C) "You must decrease the dose slowly so your hormones will work again."
• D) "The drug suppresses your immune system, which must be built back up."