In Instructing a Patient About Corticosteroid Therapy,the Patient Asks If

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Multiple Choice

In instructing a patient about corticosteroid therapy,the patient asks if he can just stop this medication before returning to the physician's office.Which of the following would be the nurse's best response?

• A) "Take this medication until you've completed it."
• B) "The medication must be slowly reduced."
• C) "Go ahead;there is no real precaution with this drug therapy."
• D) "The amount you're taking is small,so stopping is all right at any time."

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