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Devolpmental Consi.

Chap. 35

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IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE NURSE TO BE AWARE OF HOW GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AFFECTS ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS, BUT PARTICULARLY WHOM.. THE VERY YOUNG AND THE VERY OLD
HOW ARE ORAL MEDICATIONS FOR CHILDREN USUALLY PREPARED? IN SWEETENED LIQUID FORM TO MAKE THEM MOR PALATABLE
WHAT SHOULD ONE NOT USE WHEN ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS TO CHILDREN AND WHY? NECESSARY FOODS SUCH AS MILK OR ORANGE JUICE TO MASK THE TASTE OF MEDICATIONS, BECAUSE THE CHILD MAY DEVELOP UNPLEASANT ASSOCIATIONS AND REFUSE THAT FOOD IN THE FUTURE
CHILDREN TEND TO FEAR ANY PROCEDURE IN WHICH A NEEDLE IS USED BECAUSE THEY ANTICIPATE PAIN OR BECAUSE THE PROCEDURE IS UNFAMILIAR AND THREATENING. WHAT MUST THE NURSE DO TO PUT THE CHILD AT EASE? THE NURSE NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WILL FEEL SOME PAIN; DENYING THIS ONLY DEEPENS THE CHILD'S DISTRUST. AFTER THE INJECTION, THE NURSE (OR PARENT) CAN CUDDLE AND SPEAK SOFTLY TO THEM AND GIVE THEM A TOY TO DISPEL THEIR ASSOCIATION W/ NURSE & PAIN
SOME CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH AGING THAT INFLUENCE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND EFFECTIVENESS IN ELDERS ALTERED MEMORY, DECREASED VISUAL ACUITY, DECREASE IN RENAL FUNCTION, LESS COMPLETE AND SLOWER ABSORPTION FROM THE GI TRACT, INCREASED PROPORTION OF FAT TO LEAN BODY MASS, DECREASED LIVER FUNCTION
CONTINUE CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH ELDERS... DECREASED ORGAN SENSITIVITY, ALTERED QUALITY OF ORGAN RESPONSIVENESS, AND DECREASE IN MANUAL DEXTERITY
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