A Patient Has Been on Antibiotic Therapy Every 4 Hours

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient has been on antibiotic therapy every 4 hours for 4 days because of a respiratory infection.The patient feels he is better and has been increasingly missing his regular doses of the medication.The nurse would advise the patient to do which of the following?

• A) Take the regular doses to keep the correct level of medication in the blood.
• B) Stop taking the medication.
• C) Take the medication at the same level despite the missed doses.
• D) Start taking the medication once a day.

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Definitions:

Circumduction

A movement at a synovial joint where the limb moves in a circle.

Shoulder

A complex structure involving bones, joints, muscles, and tendons, facilitating a wide range of arm movements.

Hip

A body region where the thigh bone (femur) joins with the pelvis, forming a ball-and-socket joint that allows for movement in several directions.

Metacarpophalangeal Joints

Joints located between the metacarpal bones of the hand and the proximal phalanges of the fingers, facilitating hand movement.