A Patient Tells the Nurse,"I Have Been Reading About Using

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient tells the nurse,"I have been reading about using castor oil as a treatment for muscle cramping.Do you know anything about that?" How should the nurse respond to this ? Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

• A)"Why don't you ask the doctor about whether it works or not?"
• B)"I think you take a tablespoon twice a day."
• C)"The castor oil should be warmed before use."
• D)"Soak a flannel cloth with the castor oil and apply it to your muscle."
• E)"You must wear gloves when handling castor oil."

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Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory

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