The nurse is aware that medicating with transdermal patches requires that the nurse should:
a. apply the patch at the same site every day and carry out documentation.
b. fold and dispose of the used patch in the sharps container.
c. warm the patch in hands prior to application.
d. cover the patch with a light gauze dressing to prevent dislodgement.
Question 2
The nurse frequently assesses the older adult who is on a psychotropic drug for an overdose because:
a. older adults are less active.
b. the older adult has less cognitive capabilities.
c. brain receptors have become hypersensitive.
d. receptor sites have lower perfusion.
The grey nurse shark is critically endangered on the Australian east coast.
The nurse needs to inform the patient with impaired vision when a touch is to occur and ask permissi
Psoriasis. This photograph demonstrates the characteristic white skin patches of this condition.
Transdermal patch administration: (a) protective coating removed from patch
Magnet hospital nurse requirements
First reaction requires thiamine pyrophosphate as a coenzyme