Nurses Working with Older Adult Patients Must Remember Which of the Following

question 13

Multiple Choice

Nurses working with older adult patients must remember which of the following factors about their kidney function and administration of their medications? (Select all that apply. )

• A) Older adult patients are all alike with regard to kidney function and medications.
• B) Drugs excreted by the kidney must be assessed individually in older adults.
• C) Longer dosage intervals and lower doses are generally appropriate for older adults with kidney damage.
• D) With older adults,creatinine clearance values help measure kidney function.

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