What Is the Best Way to Confirm That an Asthmatic

question 89

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to confirm that an asthmatic outpatient can properly self-manage a newly prescribed aerosol drug therapy?

• A) Have the patient describe the proper procedural steps.
• B) Have the patient provide a repeat or return demonstration.
• C) Have the patient take a written or oral quiz on technique.
• D) Have the patient maintain detailed treatment logs.

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Definitions:

Counterfactual Thinking

The human tendency to create possible alternatives to life events that have already occurred, something akin to imagining "what might have been."

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias wherein individuals judge the probability of events based on how easily examples come to mind.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves making judgments about the probability of an event under uncertainty, based on how much it resembles the typical case.

Theory of Mind

The ability to attribute mental states—beliefs, intents, desires, emotions, knowledge—to oneself and others, and to understand that others have beliefs, desires, and intentions that are different from one's own.