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Progressive Care Nursing PCCN Exam Prep

Category - PCCN

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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:

Decreased number of nerve cells
Decreased drug clearance by the kidneys
Increased number of nephrons
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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