In today's health care environment there is often more contact ...

[Bob-Dole]

In today's health care environment there is often more contact between the patient and the nurse than between the patient and the physician. How does this increased patient contact impact drug therapy?
 
  A) Choosing the best medication to treat the patient's condition
  B) Assessing the patient's preferred communication strategies
  C) Assessing the therapeutic success of the drug therapy
  D) Reducing dosage quickly when adverse effects arise

Question 2

The nurse is aware that patients with bronchiectasis often have an underlying medical condition that increases the chance for infection. What are some of these medical conditions? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) Rheumatoid arthritis
  B) AIDS
  C) Diabetes mellitus
  D) Hydrocephalus
  E) Organ transplant patient

[makaylafy]

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
Because the nurse has the greatest direct and continued contact with the patient, the nurse is in the best position to detect minute changes that ultimately determine the course of drug therapytherapeutic success or discontinuation because of adverse or unacceptable responses. The nurse does not choose the medication or reduce dosage because it is outside the scope of practice of the nurse. Communication strategies used by patients are not related to drug therapy.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, E
Feedback:
Patients with bronchiectasis often have an underlying medical condition that makes them more susceptible to infections. These underlying medical conditions include immune suppression, which would include patients who have had organ transplants and are receiving antirejection medication. Other conditions include acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Diabetes mellitus and hydrocephalus do not fit into these categories.

[Bob-Dole]

Excellent

[juliaf]

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