Principles of prescribing for older adults include:
1. Avoiding prescribing any newer high-cost medications
2. Starting at a low dose and increasing the dose slowly
3. Keeping the total dose at a lower therapeutic range
4. All of the above
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What is the most important basic guideline to be observed by a nurse who must resolve a conflict between the two nurse's aides? a. Deal with issues, not personalities. b. Require the aides to reach a compromise. c. Weigh the consequences of each possible solution. d. Encourage ventilation of anger and use humor to minimize the conflict.
The nurse is concerned that a patient is at risk for osteoporosis. Which patient should the nurse suggest receives a bone mineral density test?
A) An African American woman, 5 ft and 4 in tall, 172 lb, with an inactive lifestyle B) A 25-year-old Asian woman, 5 ft and 7 in tall, 129 lb, with two children C) A 55-year-old Caucasian woman who smokes and whose 80-year-old mother has osteoporosis D) A woman with a vitamin D deficiency
A patient who has bleeding tendencies has a deficiency in which vitamin?
A) Vitamin A B) Vitamin B C) Vitamin C D) Vitamin K