The community health nurse manager is reviewing the charts of female elderly clients. Which issue are these clients most likely to experience?
1. Adequate financial resources to purchase medications
2. Senior services that provide transportation to healthcare appointments
3. Multiple medications prescribed by different physicians
4. Medicare that covers healthcare costs so no out-of-pocket expenses occur
3
Explanation: 3. Polypharmacy, which means multiple medicines, is a common problem in the elderly population. Elderly women (as well as elderly men) often have multiple healthcare providers with different specialties who provide pharmacologic intervention.
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1. "There is an increased risk for testicular cancer." 2. "He will be unable to father children." 3. "He will do fine and have no problems." 4. "There will be an abnormal level of sperm production."
Following a bone marrow transplant, a client weighing 132 pounds is prescribed tacrolimus. The recommended dose range for tacrolimus is 0.05-0.1 mg/kg/day. The recommended minimum dose for this client is:
a. 3 mg/day. c. 6 mg/day. b. 30 mg/day. d. 60 mg/day.
For which of the following patients would using an oxygen tent be recommended?
A) An elderly patient who is unable to get out of bed B) A comatose patient who has a head injury C) A child who will not leave a facemask or cannula in place D) An adult patient who has COPD
Which statement(s) about aqueous humor is/are true? (Select all that apply.)
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