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Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 6
The nurse is preparing to collect data on an older patient's use of complementary and alternative therapies. Which guidelines should the nurse follow
A) The patient's culture will probably dictate which therapies are used.
B) Begin by asking general questions, and then move to more specific questions.
C) Obtain this information from the medical record. It is not necessary to ask the patient.
D) Older patients do not use complementary and alternative therapies because of age-related changes in pharmacokinetics.
Explanation
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Hence, the option (a) is incorrect.
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