What Is the Most Important Question to Ask Before Administering

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is the most important question to ask before administering the first dose of celecoxib (Celebrex) to a patient?

• A) "Do you floss your teeth daily?"
• B) "Are you allergic to sulfa drugs?"
• C) "Do you have diabetes mellitus?"
• D) "Have you ever had glaucoma?"

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Definitions:

Ordinal Data

A type of data which relates to quantities that have a natural order, but the intervals between values cannot be presumed to be equal.

Consistent Distance

The uniform spacing or gap maintained between objects or points over a period or within a particular context.

Median

The middle value in a dataset, dividing the data into two halves when sorted, and a measure of central tendency.

Evenly Distributed

A condition where elements are spread out uniformly over a certain area or within a set.