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Nursing 633 Week 9 – Geriatric (GERI)
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Week 9 – Geriatric (GERI) 
When prescribing medications to an 80-year-old patient, the provider will 
 Review all patient medications at the annual health maintenance visit. 
 Begin with higher doses and decrease according to the patient’s response. 
 Consult the Beers list to help identify potentially problematic drugs. 
 Ensure that the patient does not take more than five concurrent medications. 
An 80-year-old woman who lives alone is noted to have a recent weight loss of 5 pounds. She a...
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