Which Patients Are at Risk for Difficulty Associated with Lack

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which patients are at risk for difficulty associated with lack of healthcare literacy? Select all that apply.

• A) A patient who speaks English as a second language.
• B) A patient who is illiterate.
• C) A patient who has complicated prescriptions regimens.
• D) A patient who is under stress.
• E) A patient who is seen by a number of specialists during hospitalization.

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Definitions:

Reaction

A process in which one or more substances, the reactants, are converted to one or more different substances, the products, via a chemical change.

Dilute Acid

An acid solution that has a low concentration of hydrogen ions compared to its amount of solvent, typically water.

Protonation

The addition of a proton (H+) to an atom, molecule, or ion, usually resulting in a positively charged species.

Equivalents

A measure in chemistry indicating the amount of a substance that reacts with a defined amount of another in a chemical reaction.