The Nurse Is Teaching a Client How to Properly Administer

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a client how to properly administer a new medication.The client goal for this teaching is compliance with the medication regimen.Which client statement best illustrates compliance?

• A) "I already knew most of what you told me."
• B) "If I take my medications as prescribed, I'll feel better."
• C) "Knowing how to take a new medication properly makes the process much easier."
• D) "I think you should have waited until I was ready to go home. Maybe I'd remember better."

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Definitions:

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Kinase

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Phosphates

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