A nurse works in an assisted living setting. The nurse is administering a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor to an 84-year-old client
The nurse is aware that the daily dose of this medication for the older adult client would be _____ the adult dose.
a. the same as
b. higher than
c. about half
d. about one-fourth
ANS: C
Older adults require half the adult dose related to physiologic differences in absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
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