The nurse is caring for an elderly client who is prescribed with oral pain medications. The nurse would particularly monitor the signs of adverse reactions of the drugs for the following reasons except:
  1. Decreased number of nerve cells
  2. Decreased drug clearance by the kidneys
  3. Increased number of nephrons
  4. Decreased blood flow to the brain
Explanation
Answer - C - In the elderly, the number of cells in the kidneys, or nephrons, decreases and less blood flows through them. The other options are not correct.
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