A Patient Recently Began Receiving Clindamycin [Cleocin] to Treat an Infection

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient recently began receiving clindamycin [Cleocin] to treat an infection. After 8 days of treatment, the patient reports having 10 to 15 watery stools per day. What will the nurse tell this patient?

• A) The provider may increase the clindamycin dose to treat this infection.
• B) This is a known side effect of clindamycin, and the patient should consume extra fluids.
• C) The patient should stop taking the clindamycin now and contact the provider immediately.
• D) The patient should try taking Lomotil or a bulk laxative to minimize the diarrheal symptoms.

Interpret Adler’s perspective on human nature and the belief system about others.

Describe Adler's Individual Psychology and its distinction from other psychological theories.

Identify the sources of motivation in Adler's theory, particularly the role of compensating for inferiorities.

Relate Adler's theory to his own life experiences, especially the influence of childhood illness and sibling rivalry.

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Definitions:

Understand

To grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something.

Problem

An issue or situation that presents difficulty and requires a solution.

Principle of Rights Theory

A normative theory that emphasizes the rights of individuals and the duties others have to respect those rights.

Rights

Legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; the fundamental norms concerning what people are allowed to do.