The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Had

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient who has had a cold for 1 week.The patient questions why the health care provider issued a prescription for an antibiotic.Which explanation is best?

• A) "The antibiotic will cure your cold."
• B) "The antibiotic will help to reduce your symptoms."
• C) "The antibiotic will treat the secondary bacterial infection that has developed."
• D) "The antibiotic will decrease the amount of time for which you are contagious."

Differentiate between different types of logical inference rules beyond the five fundamental ones, including Simplification (Simp), Addition (Add), Constructive Dilemma (CD), and Destructive Dilemma (DD).

Recognize the application of double negation and its role in logical inference.

Understand the concept of equivalence in logical arguments and how it can be used to infer conclusions.

Identify the use of disjunction in logical arguments and its implications for the conclusion.