Medication Use by the Elderly: Implications for Nurses Movie Review 19??

Illustrates proper procedures in taking a drug history from an elderly client, including information on the effect of aging on drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. Also discusses drug interaction, food and drug interactions, problematic drugs, and the principles of prescribing drugs for the elderly.

Distribution

AJN Video Library/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, American Journal of Nursing, 345 Hudson St., 16th Fl., New York, NY 10014, Phone: (212)886-1200, Toll-free: 800-256-4045, Fax: (212)886-1276, Email: info@nursingcenter.com, URL: http://www.nursingcenter.com, Remarks: For purchase & rentals contact: AJN Video Library, c/o West Glen, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.

Available on VHS
Running time 30 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Nursing, Medical Education, Drugs, Aging, Patient Care