The nurse is teaching a caregivers' support group for caretakers ...

[Shelles]

The nurse is teaching a caregivers' support group for caretakers of elderly patients. The focus is medication compliance. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the caregivers make which response?
 
  1. We should crush their medicine and put it in applesauce so they will swallow it.
  2. We should use a medication management box so they won't forget to take it.
  3. We should ask the doctor if all the medication is really necessary.
  4. We should give them more education about the medicine so they will take it.

Question 2

Which statement is the most accurate regarding medication use in pregnant women?
 
  1. Inhaled drugs are absorbed more quickly.
  2. Drug excretion rates are lowered.
  3. Oral drugs' absorption rate is lowered.
  4. Drug use should be avoided during pregnancy.

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: Most elderly patients will be medication compliant if they have a way to remember to take the medication; a medication management box is an excellent idea. Many elderly can swallow pills just fine, and many medications cannot be crushed. The problem is not the education; it is that the elderly often forget what medication to take at what time. Asking the physician about medications is fine, but this will not help the elderly patient to remember when to take it.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale: Increases in tidal volume and pulmonary vasodilation during pregnancy lead to quicker absorption rates. Gastric emptying is delayed, leading to prolonged oral drug absorption rates. Renal blood flow is increased, leading to higher excretion rates. Some circumstances call for drug administration during pregnancy. (p. 64)

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