A nurse is instructing a client about safe use of herbal supplements. Which client could use herbal therapy most safely?
a. 5-year-old boy
b. 25-year-old pregnant woman
c. 72-year-old man
d. 42-year-old woman
ANS: D
Herbal supplements should not be used with children, pregnant or nursing women, or older adults.
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