A pediatric nurse is well aware of the many physiological variables that influence safe pharmacotherapy in patients younger than 18 . Which of the following principles should the nurse integrate into care?
A) The physiology of patients older than 15 can be considered to be the same as an adult patient.
B) The younger the patient, the greater the variation in medication action compared to an adult.
C) The larger the patient's body mass index, the more his or her physiology varies from that of an adult.
D) Pediatric patients have a greater potential to benefit from pharmacotherapy than adult patients.
B
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The younger the patient, the greater the variation in medication action when compared to an adult. This does not necessarily equate into a greater potential for benefit, however. BMI is not the main or sole basis of variations between adults and children.
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