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Title: The nurse believes that a client from another cultural background is using herbal remedies along ... Post by: ccddhh on Jan 18, 2018 The nurse believes that a client from another cultural background is using herbal remedies along with the prescribed medication to treat her arthritis. What should be the nurse's first action?
a. Tell the client that herbs will interfere with the prescribed medication. b. Ask the client why additional remedies are being used. c. Determine what herbs are being used and if there is any contraindication to the prescribed medication. d. Contact the physician to alert him or her about the herbal remedies. Title: The nurse believes that a client from another cultural background is using herbal remedies along ... Post by: bericky97 on Jan 18, 2018 C
Rather than dismissing this practice as dangerous and incompatible with Western medicine, the nurse should investigate further to find out what herbs are being used, and if they are contraindi-cated when taken with the prescribed medication. The nurse may be making a false statement. Consultation and collaboration with herbalists can prevent unwarranted distress for the nurse and the client. Asking the client why additional remedies are being used may make the client feel defensive. The nurse must first determine what herbs are being used. Contacting the physician should not be the nurse's first action. The nurse should initially deter-mine what herbs are being used and their effectiveness. |