Untangling Polypharmacy in Older Adults.

Q3 Nursing Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Pub Date : 2016-11-01

Lynn Greenleaf Brown

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Polypharmacy, the use of five or more medications at one time, is increasingly prevalent in older adults. The nurse's role in education, care coordination, communication, and regular medication recon- ciliation is vital to improve outcomes.

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解开老年人的多重药物。

同时使用五种或更多药物的多重用药在老年人中越来越普遍。护士在教育、护理协调、沟通和定期药物调解方面的作用对改善结果至关重要。

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期刊介绍： MEDSURG Nursing, The Journal of Adult Health, is the official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN). The journal provides its readers with the multidisciplinary information they need to provide clinically excellent patient care and to enhance their nursing practice. MEDSURG Nursing supports adult health/medical-surgical nurses as they strive for excellence in patient care, private practice, and outpatient health care settings in urban, suburban, and rural locations. Each peer-reviewed issue of MEDSURG Nursing features a comprehensive discussion and description of today"s clinical issues in adult health/medical-surgical nursing.

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