Question

1. An 84-year-old gentleman has been admitted to your unit. Because he is not taking his medications as prescribed by his primary care physician, he has been having ongoing problems keeping his diabetes and high blood pressure under control. What data do the nurse need to gather based on the above information?What questions should the nurse ask when caring for this client?

Answer 1

a. An 84-year-old gentleman has been admitted to your unit. Because he is not taking his medications as prescribed by his primary care physician, he has been having ongoing problems keeping his high blood pressure and diabetes under control. What data does the nurse gather together based on the above information? What Questions does the nurse ask when caring for this client?

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*Present medication list

*present problems

*Routines

*Lifestyle activities

Health checkups

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*What are the present medications you are taking?

*Are you feeling comfortable with this regimen?

*Are you maintaining your lifestyle modifications?

b. The nurse is updating her medication list. She asks the client that she is taking any over-the-counter medications, vitamins, herbs or any other supplements so she may place them on the medication list. The client shares that she does not take anything important that the doctor needs to know about. She just takes Niacin and St. Johns Wort. As a  nurse, what concerns would you have in regard to the client's statement? What nursing intervention would be appropriate?

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*Is she is taking more than one drug?

*Is she is taking a few different types of medications?

*Is she is seeing several different doctors?

2. The nurse has to ask the patient regarding these questions to avoid any drug interaction

*Know why you are taking each medication?

*Know how to take the drug?

*Talk to the primary caregiver regarding these drugs