The nurse recognizes that medications can be excreted by which routes?

The nurse recognizes that medications can be excreted by which routes?

A patient with hypertension is taking a potent antihypertensive without results. The patient is concerned when the health care provider orders a new drug. The nurse explains, -

The nurse provides care for elders in an assisted living facility. What does the nurse assess as a primary contributing factor for drug toxicity in the elderly?

The nurse preparing a teaching plan for an adolescent postpartum mother includes which topics?

The patient has been treated by the same physician for 2 years and has had insomnia the entire time. Many different medications have been tried with limited success. What should be the nurse’s primary assessment at this time?