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joe

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Researchers in patient education have suggested that which of the following efforts are useful for nurses to follow to increase a patient's medication compliance?
 
  1. Short verbal responses are easy to learn.
  2. Limited visual material with more verbal responses may be helpful.
  3. Flash cards are very useful for visualization.
  4. A variety of teaching methods, including written information and audiotapes, are useful.

Question 2

The nurse gives the patient discharge instructions about how to store nitroglycerin sublingual tablets to keep the medication fresh for use at all times.
 
  Since nitroglycerin is easily destroyed, the nurse would tell the patient to store the medication: 1. in plastic or a tight cardboard box.
  2. with cotton over the top of the medication.
  3. in a dark glass bottle out of the sunlight.
  4. in the refrigerator tightly closed.



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Answer to Question 1

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Research suggests that to increase medication compliance in patients, the nurse should use a va-riety of ways to give necessary instructions. These methods include telling patients the necessary information and using written information, audiotapes, videotapes, and the computer.

Answer to Question 2

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Nitroglycerin medication should be stored in the original dark glass container out of the sunlight, with the cotton removed and the container tightly capped.





 

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