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wenmo

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You are teaching a patient with a new diagnosis of hypothyroidism. The patient is stressed and fears gaining weight with this condition. What will help this patient's learning process?
 
  1. Allow the patient to go home and read the information.
  2. Let the patient watch television for 2 hours before teaching.
  3. Give the teaching sessions in a systematic manner.
  4. Only tell the patient what he wants to hear.

Question 2

Select the most common method by which drugs cross the cell membrane to exert an effect.
 
  A. Passage through channels or pores
  B. Passage with the aid of a transport system
  C. Direct penetration of the membrane
  D. Transmission along a sodium channel


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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To avoid creating more stress for the patient, teaching needs to be given in a systemic manner. It needs to be provided in a timely, unhurried, and quiet setting, allowing the patient to ask ques-tions.

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Gracias!

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