An elderly patient tells the nurse he is unable to read some of ...

[jace]

An elderly patient tells the nurse he is unable to read some of the instructions about his medication. The nurse's first response is to do which of the following?
 
  a. Give the patient verbal instructions for the medication.
  b. Read the instructions with the patient and then have the patient repeat them back to the nurse.
  c. Stop the medication until the patient can get an appointment in the clinic.
  d. Do nothing and tell the patient to take the medication as prescribed.

Question 2

A nurse must check for which two specific types of patient responses to drug therapy?
 
  a. Action coding and action transferred
  b. Drug feedback and drug uptake
  c. Therapeutic effects and adverse effects
  d. Uptime levels and downtime levels

[Sarahjh]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Have the patient repeat information back, show a procedure, or follow through on behavior to determine how well he has learned the material. Giving feedback to the patient helps the patient realize what he has learned or identify areas in which he still needs help. Try to assess why he can't read the instructions. It may be that the print is too small. A magnifying glass may help.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The nurse checks for two types of responses to drug therapy: therapeutic effects and adverse effects.

[jace]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[nanny]

Excellent