A nurse who works on a subacute medical unit of a hospital has noticed that the population of older adults being admitted to the unit has been increasing over the past few years. The nurse engages a colleague in a discussion about this finding. Which statement by the colleague would be most reflective of current thinking about older adults

Anurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is receiving vancomycin daily. the nurse should review which of the following laboratory results prior to administering the next dose? a. blood glucose level b. serum creatinine level c. total iron-binding count d. thyroid-stimulating hormone level

Anurse is teaching about a new prescription for infliximab to a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? a. “you will receive a mantoux test before the initial medication dose.” b. “you might experience diarrhea during the first 2 weeks of treatment.” c. “you will receive the medication every week for 6 weeks.” d. “you should receive the intranasal influenza vaccine.”

Acharge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse provide care to a group of clients. which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse requires an incident report by the charge nurse? a. a client who has a lithium level of 1.8 meq/l receives her morning dose of lithium. b. the nurse administers ondansetron to a client who has two episodes of vomiting after receiving meperidine 75 mg im. c. the nurse requests a higher dose of morphine for a client who reports severe pain 30 min after receiving morphine 2 mg iv bolus. d. a client who has a blood glucose level of 120 mg/dl receives her morning dose of insulin.