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Capo

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The nurse has a question about the appropriateness of an older patient's medication dose. Which of the following professionals would be best qualified to answer such a question?
 
  a) the geropsychologist
  b) the geropharmacist
  c) the financial gerontologist
  d) the gerontological rehabilitation nurse

Question 2

When completing an assessment with an older patient, the nurse will focus on which health problems since these are the leading causes of death for this population? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
 
  1. HIV/AIDS
  2. Malignant neoplasms
  3. Motor vehicle crashes
  4. Cardiovascular disease
  5. Pneumonia and infections



Kedrick2014

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

2,4
Rationale: HIV/AIDS is the 14th leading cause of death for the total population.



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