Clinical practice guidelines are designed to:

Clinical practice guidelines are designed to:

For two to three months, an older adult patient has not been taking his or her levothyroxine (Synthroid) as prescribed. The patient now has symptoms of increasing constipation, lethargy, and weakness. The gerontological nurse practitioner anticipates that laboratory tests will show that the patient’s:

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:

To reduce the chance of a duplicate medication order for the older patient who presents for his first outpatient visit with a CNP after a hospitalization, what action should the provider take?

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?