Author Question: Medication reconciliation of an 82-year-old man who has recently moved to a long-term care facility ... (Read 52 times)

dejastew · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Medication reconciliation of an 82-year-old man who has recently moved to a long-term care facility reveals that the man takes 1 to 2 mg of lorazepam bid prn.

The nurse should recognize what consequence of this aspect of the resident's drug regimen?
A) Cold intolerance
B) Increased risk for falls
C) Risk for paradoxical aggression
D) Anorexia

Question 2

The following patients each have a bacterial infection requiring antibacterial drug therapy. Which patient will likely require the most long-term follow-up care by the nurse?

A) An elderly woman with a recent pacemaker insertion
B) An anemic pregnant woman
C) An adolescent with weakened immunity
D) A toddler with a history of allergies such as rashes and hives