The nurse is caring for an older adult client and a middle-aged adult client. The nurse anticipates that the medication doses for the older adult will be _____ those for the middle-aged adult
a. the same as
b. less than
c. slightly more than
d. twice as much as
ANS: B
Because of changes in metabolism and excretion, doses are generally decreased to avoid accumulation and toxicity.
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