Author Question: Following death, the nurse should elevate the head of the bed to a. prevent loss of oral and ... (Read 59 times)

cool · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Following death, the nurse should elevate the head of the bed to

a. prevent loss of oral and gastric secretions
b. prevent rigor mortis
c. prevent discoloration in the face and head
d. prevent algor mortis

Question 2

Because the elderly patient has decreased albumin concentration, the nurse should be alert for what impact on drug therapy?

a. difficulty swallowing tablets
b. greater accumulation of fat-soluble drugs
c. higher concentrations of protein-bound drugs
d. difficulty absorbing an intramuscular dose at a single injection site

Juro · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Liver mortis is the bluish purple discoloration that is a by-product of red blood cell destruction. This discoloration occurs in dependent areas of the body. The nurse should elevate the head to prevent discoloration from the pooling of blood. Rigor mortis is stiffening of the body that occurs 2 to 4 hours after death. Algor mortis occurs when the body temperature decreases with a resultant lack of skin elasticity.

Answer to Question 2

C
The physiological changes of aging can complicate drug therapy in the older adult. The normal effects of aging alter how the body metabolizes and excretes drugs. Older adults are more sensitive to both the toxic and therapeutic effects of medications.