While providing care and medications to a number of patients during the shift, the nurse correctly recognizes that which of the following patients has the greatest risk for an adverse drug reaction?
1. A 29-year-old man with a history of asthma
2. A 55-year-old man with a liver infection
3. A 41-year-old woman being treated for pneumonia
4. A 68-year-old woman with a cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
ANS: 2
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