A Primary Care NP Is Aware That Many Patients in the Community

question 2

Multiple Choice

A primary care NP is aware that many patients in the community use herbal remedies to treat various conditions.The NP understands the importance of:

• A) learning about the actions, uses, doses, and toxicities of these agents.
• B) prescribing these agents when possible to ensure safe dosing.
• C) counseling patients to stop using herbal products to avoid toxic side effects.
• D) teaching patients that these products are unregulated and unsafe to use.

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Definitions:

Attributions

Inferences that people draw about the causes of their own behavior, others’ behavior, and events.

Recency Judgments

The evaluations or decisions made based on the most recent information or experiences, rather than on earlier data.

Attributions

The process by which individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behavior.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that influences behavior in a way that causes the belief to become true.