The nurse is preparing to administer a medication to an older adult. The nurse should consider what factor that could affect therapeutic dosing in an older adult?

The nurse performing a backrub should begin at the:

a. shoulder. b. base of the neck. c. sacral area. d. lumbar area.

Allopurinol (Zyloprim) has been ordered for a patient receiving treatment for gout. The nurse caring for this patient would know that what laboratory finding would indicate bone marrow suppression in this patient?

A) Hyperuricemia B) Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate C) Elevated serum creatinine D) Decreased platelets

Which statement about right to treatment in public psychiatric hospitals is accurate?

A. Hospitalization without treatment violates the client's rights. B. Right to treatment extends only to provision of food, shelter, and safety. C. All clients have the right to choose a primary therapist and case manager. D. The right to treatment for hallucinations has priority over treatment for anxiety.

Preschoolers' fears can best be dealt with by which intervention?

a. Actively involving them in finding practical methods to deal with the frightening experience b. Forcing them to confront the frightening object or experience in the presence of their parents c. Using logical persuasion to explain away their fears and help them recognize how unrealistic the fears are d. Ridiculing their fears so they understand that there is no need to be afraid