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A nurse consults a drug manual before giving a medication to an 80-year-old patient. The manual states that elderly patients are at increased risk for hepatic side effects. Which action by the nurse is correct?
 
  a. Contact the provider to discuss an order for pretreatment laboratory work.
  b. Ensure that the drug is given in the correct dose at the correct time to minimize the risk of adverse effects.
  c. Notify the provider that this drug is contraindicated for this patient.
  d. Request an order to give the medication intravenously so that the drug does not pass through the liver.
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this is exactly what I needed
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