The nurse is completing the admission assessment for a patient scheduled for cataract surgery in the outpatient center. Having cataract can be common during old age. Because the patient is over the age of 70 and has several chronic conditions, including hypertension and congestive heart failure, the nurse focuses on completing a thorough medication history. What questions should the nurse include in the medication history? Discuss.

The nurse is completing the admission assessment for a patient scheduled for cataract surgery in the outpatient center. Having cataract can be common during old age. Because the patient is over the age of 70 and has several chronic conditions, including hypertension and congestive heart failure, the nurse focuses on completing a thorough medication history. What questions should the nurse include in the medication history? Discuss.

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133478294

Author:Chatterjee

Publisher:Chatterjee

Chapter17: Instrumentation In Intensive Care Units

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7P

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