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Chap. 35
Question | Answer |
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IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE NURSE TO BE AWARE OF HOW GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AFFECTS ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS, BUT PARTICULARLY WHOM.. | THE VERY YOUNG AND THE VERY OLD |
HOW ARE ORAL MEDICATIONS FOR CHILDREN USUALLY PREPARED? | IN SWEETENED LIQUID FORM TO MAKE THEM MOR PALATABLE |
WHAT SHOULD ONE NOT USE WHEN ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS TO CHILDREN AND WHY? | NECESSARY FOODS SUCH AS MILK OR ORANGE JUICE TO MASK THE TASTE OF MEDICATIONS, BECAUSE THE CHILD MAY DEVELOP UNPLEASANT ASSOCIATIONS AND REFUSE THAT FOOD IN THE FUTURE |
CHILDREN TEND TO FEAR ANY PROCEDURE IN WHICH A NEEDLE IS USED BECAUSE THEY ANTICIPATE PAIN OR BECAUSE THE PROCEDURE IS UNFAMILIAR AND THREATENING. WHAT MUST THE NURSE DO TO PUT THE CHILD AT EASE? | THE NURSE NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WILL FEEL SOME PAIN; DENYING THIS ONLY DEEPENS THE CHILD'S DISTRUST. AFTER THE INJECTION, THE NURSE (OR PARENT) CAN CUDDLE AND SPEAK SOFTLY TO THEM AND GIVE THEM A TOY TO DISPEL THEIR ASSOCIATION W/ NURSE & PAIN |
SOME CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH AGING THAT INFLUENCE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND EFFECTIVENESS IN ELDERS | ALTERED MEMORY, DECREASED VISUAL ACUITY, DECREASE IN RENAL FUNCTION, LESS COMPLETE AND SLOWER ABSORPTION FROM THE GI TRACT, INCREASED PROPORTION OF FAT TO LEAN BODY MASS, DECREASED LIVER FUNCTION |
CONTINUE CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH ELDERS... | DECREASED ORGAN SENSITIVITY, ALTERED QUALITY OF ORGAN RESPONSIVENESS, AND DECREASE IN MANUAL DEXTERITY |