A patient’s adult child telephones the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner to inquire about the patient’s illness. The patient’s child reports that the parent relies upon the child to explain everything to him or her. The nurse practitioner:

A patient’s adult child telephones the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner to inquire about the patient’s illness. The patient’s child reports that the parent relies upon the child to explain everything to him or her. The nurse practitioner:

A nurse is reviewing a patient’s medical record before administering a medication. Which factors can alter the patient’s physiologic response to the drug?

The nurse is administering morning medications. The nurse gives a patient multiple medications, two of which compete for plasma albumin receptor sites. As a result of this concurrent administration, the nurse can anticipate that what might occur?

A nurse is preparing to give medications to four older patients who are all taking multiple medications. Which patient is most likely to have an adverse drug reaction related to increased drug effects?

The literature about a drug found in the drug monograph identifies that the drug is POTENT. This means the drug: