NURS 401 Exam 2 Quiz Set 5 Questions and
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Which of the following statements D. Adults older than 65 years of age are the
accurately reflects data that the greatest users of prescription medications.
nurse should use in planning care
to meet the needs of the older Rationale: Approximately two thirds of older
adult? adults use prescription and nonprescription
drugs with one third of all prescriptions being
A. 50% of older adults have two written for older adults
chronic health problems.
B. Cancer is the most common
cause of death among older adults.
C. Nutritional needs for both
younger and older adults are
essentially the same.
D. Adults older than 65 years of age
are the greatest users of
prescription medications.
, A long-term care facility sponsors a C. "Feel free to ask your physician why you are
discussion group on the receiving the medications that are prescribed for
administration of medications. The you."
participants have a number of
questions concerning their Rationale: The nurse should encourage the older
medications. The nurse responds adult to question the physician and/or pharmacist
most appropriately by saying: about all prescribed drugs and over-the-counter
drugs. The older adult should be taught the
A. "Don't worry about the names of all drugs being taken, when and how to
medication's name if you can take them, and the desirable and undesirable
identify it by its color and shape." effects of the drugs.
B. "Unless you have severe side
affects, don't worry about the minor
changes in the way you feel."
C. "Feel free to ask your physician
why you are receiving the
medications that are prescribed for
you."
D. "Remember that the hepatic
system is primarily responsible for
the pharmacotherapeutics of your
medications."
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Terms in this set (15)
Which of the following statements D. Adults older than 65 years of age are the
accurately reflects data that the greatest users of prescription medications.
nurse should use in planning care
to meet the needs of the older Rationale: Approximately two thirds of older
adult? adults use prescription and nonprescription
drugs with one third of all prescriptions being
A. 50% of older adults have two written for older adults
chronic health problems.
B. Cancer is the most common
cause of death among older adults.
C. Nutritional needs for both
younger and older adults are
essentially the same.
D. Adults older than 65 years of age
are the greatest users of
prescription medications.
, A long-term care facility sponsors a C. "Feel free to ask your physician why you are
discussion group on the receiving the medications that are prescribed for
administration of medications. The you."
participants have a number of
questions concerning their Rationale: The nurse should encourage the older
medications. The nurse responds adult to question the physician and/or pharmacist
most appropriately by saying: about all prescribed drugs and over-the-counter
drugs. The older adult should be taught the
A. "Don't worry about the names of all drugs being taken, when and how to
medication's name if you can take them, and the desirable and undesirable
identify it by its color and shape." effects of the drugs.
B. "Unless you have severe side
affects, don't worry about the minor
changes in the way you feel."
C. "Feel free to ask your physician
why you are receiving the
medications that are prescribed for
you."
D. "Remember that the hepatic
system is primarily responsible for
the pharmacotherapeutics of your
medications."
