A Client Who Has Been Taking High-Dose Corticosteroid Therapy for 1

question 26

Multiple Choice

A client who has been taking high-dose corticosteroid therapy for 1 month to treat a severe inflammatory condition,which has now resolved,asks the nurse why she needs to continue taking corticosteroids.Which is the nurse's best response?

• A) "It is possible for the inflammation to recur if you stop the drugs."
• B) "Once you start corticosteroids, you have to be weaned off them."
• C) "You must decrease the dose slowly so your hormones will begin to work again."
• D) "The drug suppresses your immune system, which needs to be built back up."

Understand the classification and recording of advance payments from customers as liabilities.

Comprehend the concept of salary expense as net pay after deductions.

Recognize the relationship between income tax expense and liabilities.

Distinguish between different types of liabilities, including uncertainties and contingent liabilities.

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