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captainjonesify

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on: Jul 8, 2018
Older adults in the community are at high risk for medication errors. This may occur because older adults:
 
  1. Are not competent to take their own medications and need supervision
  2. Are often taking high-risk medications
  3. Are not motivated to take medications correctly
  4. Need community health nurses to sort and organize their medications

Question 2

Factors causing stress for advanced practice nurses include which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Legal issues
  2. Professional isolation
  3. Conflicting expectations
  4. Role confusion


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Joy Chen

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Older adults often take high-risk medications and cannot read instructions for medications.

Answer to Question 2

1, 2, 3
Role confusion is not a factor causing stress for advanced practice nurses.


captainjonesify

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Excellent

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