The Nurse Is Instructing a Client About How to Prevent

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse is instructing a client about how to prevent medication errors after discharge from the hospital.What is a priority recommendation the nurse should make?

• A)Ask questions about drug safety.Health care providers should be partners in maintaining safe medication principles.
• B)Remember that OTC and herbal supplements are not considered medications.They cannot cause any harm.
• C)It is okay to use household measuring devices to measure medications.These devices yield the same measurements that are used by professionals.
• D)Do not question the medications received from the pharmacist.The pharmacist is a professional and should not be questioned.

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Definitions:

Substitutes

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Price Inelastic

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Midpoint Method

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