Anurse practitioner is teaching a patient about a new prescription for reserpine [serpasil] for hypertension. which statement by the patient indicates the need for further teaching?

a. "Depressive side effects are common and will improve over time."

Explanation:

Reserpine may cause severe depression and this depression may linger for months even after discontinuation of therapy. Hence, the adverse effect of depression is not common among patients and does not improve with time just by discontinuing the drug. Other options given in this question are correct and rightly put. Reserpine stimulates gastric acid secretion and gastric motility  causing diarrhea and abdominal cramps. The drug also causes orthostatic hypotension as side effect, and patients taking reserpine are asked to rise slowly and sit down when feeling dizzy. the mechanism of action of reserpine is to deplete norepinephrine to cause maximal effect. Hence, optimal therapeutic outcome is established after 1 to 2 weeks.

The correct option is (A) a teammate wanting you to play even though your doctor advised you to wait.

Further explanation:

When an individual to do any work under the pressure of people around him, it is referred to as peer pressure. A peer relationship is one of the important agencies of socialization which influences an individual’s personality. It can be positive as well as negative.

PEER PRESSURE

Teenagers who encourage their friends to engage in drinking, smoking or any other activities are the example of the negative influence of peer pressure. Peer pressure can be defined as the social pressure by the individual’s peer group to adopt certain values and to take certain values.

Peer pressure is basically an encouragement by members of the peer group to behave or act in a certain way. Peers influence an individual in a positive way also as they encourage for study, sport and other things which are good that individual, for example, academic performance and motivation.

Learn more:

1. Two practical solutions on how youth risk behavior can be prevented.

2. Define the concept of risk behavior.

Answer details:

Grade: High School

Subject:  Social Studies

Topic: Peer Pressure

Keywords: peer, pressure, socialization, encourage, social pressure, encouragement, values, agencies