Teaching patients about drugs

Which of the following points would the nurse include when teaching a patient about drug and diet therapy for hyperlipidemia ... 

When obtaining the drug history, the nurse must always question the patient about the use of herbs, teas, vitamins, or other nutritional or dietary supplements. Many patients consider herbs as natural and therefore safe It is also difficult for some to report the use of an herbal tea as a part of the health care regimen. Display 1-4 identifies teaching points to consider when discussing the use of herbs and nutritional supplements with patients. Although a complete discussion about the use of herbs is beyond the scope of this book, it is important to remember that the use of herbs and nutritional supplements is commonplace in many areas of the country. To help the student become more aware of herbal therapy and nutritional supplements, Appendix B gives... 

Teach patient/family about drug, disease process, treatment regimen, etc. 

Vitamin Bg is also found in a wide variety of food sources, It may be impossible to ask the patient to avoid these food sources entirely, but your patient may need to limit or decrease such intake to enhance or maintain the drug s effectiveness. Use the list below to teach your patient about possible food sources of vitamin Bg. 

It is easy to pull a preprinted teacliing outline off of tlie computer or obtain preprinted material. This type of material is often used as a checklist to teach tlie patient about a diaig and the therapeutic r men. Such checklists are useful in helping the nurse remember important aspects of the dmg tliat should be covered when teaching tlie patients about the drug and to give to tlie patient for future i fei nca However, tlie use of such checklists fails to take into account the affective domain. 

ADVERSE DRUG EFFECTS Information about adverse drug effects of the prescribed drug must be included when die nurse develops a teaching plan for die patient. The nurse should teach the patient the following general points about adverse drug effects ... 

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