A Client with Hepatitis C Is Being Treated with Ribavirin

question 35

Multiple Choice

A client with hepatitis C is being treated with ribavirin (Copegus) .What nursing action takes priority?

• A) Educating the client on ways to remain complaint with the drug regimen
• B) Teaching the client that transient muscle aching is a common side effect
• C) Ensuring that the client returns to the clinic each week for follow-up care
• D) Showing the client how to take and record a radial pulse for 1 minute

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Definitions:

Cremation

The act of reducing a corpse to its essential elements by burning, often as an alternative to burial.

Entombment

A burial practice involving the placing of a body into a tomb or grave.

Burial

The act of placing the dead body of a person or animal in the ground as a part of the funeral rites.

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Initiatives and changes aimed at improving the conditions, management, and sustainability of burial grounds.