NUR 138

Compliance correct answer: Implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient. Medication Error correct answer: Any preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may or may not cause the patient harm. Noncompliance correct answer: An informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion. Nur...

A nurse is assessing a client who reports acute pain. The nurse should anticipate which of the following findings? correct answer: Increased heart rate A nurse is caring for a client who is taking lisinopril. Which of the following outcomes indicates therapeutic effect of the medication? correct answer: Decreased blood pressure A nurse is caring for a client who has a fungal infection and has a new prescription for amphotericin Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse re...

The patient is to receive oral guaifenesin (Mucinex) twice a day. Today, the nurse was busy and gave the medication 2 hours after the scheduled dose was due. What type of problem does this represent? A. "Right route" B. "Right medication" C. "Right dose" D. "Right time" correct answer: D. "Right time" Rationale: "Right time" is correct because the medication was given more than 30 minutes after the scheduled dose was due. "Dose" is incorrect because the dose is not relat...