A nurse works in an assisted living setting. The nurse is administering a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor to an 84-year-old client. The nurse is aware that the daily dose of this medication for the older adult client would be _____ the adult dose.
A) the same as
B) higher than
C) about half
D) about one-fourth
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