Emphasizing to a Client to Keep a Diary of His

question 10

Multiple Choice

Emphasizing to a client to keep a diary of his or her adverse effects from prescribed medications is important.This nursing intervention may be crucial to the older adult client because of altered pharmacokinetics such as

• A) increased gastric pH,resulting in more adverse effects.
• B) decreased liver blood flow,altering metabolism of drugs.
• C) increased renal excretion,leading to enhanced protein binding.
• D) decreased adipose store,making drug distribution more stable.

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