In long-term care facilities, 75% of older adults use which type of drugs on a daily basis?

A) Antidiarrheals
B) Asthma medications
C) Laxatives
D) Antiemetics


C) Laxatives
In long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes, 75% of older adult patients use laxatives on a daily basis. Fluid and electrolyte imbalances may occur with excessive use.

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The state insurance commissioner is the person responsible for overseeing the insurance companies and their practices within the:

A) world. B) city. C) state. D) country.

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For which of the following processes are identification and reporting of unsafe conditions and hazards MOST critical?

a. advance directives b. informed consent c. risk management d. unintentional torts

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The correct abbreviation for anterior posterior is

A) AP. B) A&P. C) AP&L. D) A/P. E) A and B only. F) A, B, and D only. G) all of the above.

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Using an ICD-9-CM code book, select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given in the following questions

Right ankle trimalleolar fracture

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