Administering Medications 7th Edition by Donna Gauwitz

Exercise 23

Critical Thinking
The following are situations or scenes that might take place in a long-term care facility or in a hospital unit that has many older adult patients. Answer the questions briefly, using the information in this chapter.
Ms. Brill sweetly declines any medications you offer her, saying that she doesn't need them. You are worried because you know that her blood pressure could become dangerously high if she fails to take the antihypertensive and she needs Diabinese to control a tendency toward high blood sugar. What should you do
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