Older Adults and Safe Medication Administration by Brittany https://padlet.com/clarktodd99/SafeMedicationAdministration_OlderAdults en-us 2017-04-18 23:07:24 UTC 2025-04-17 19:30:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Stay Safe! clarktodd99 https://padlet.com/clarktodd99/SafeMedicationAdministration_OlderAdults/wish/166896703 Important tips and reminders when taking medications]]> 2017-04-18 23:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/clarktodd99/SafeMedicationAdministration_OlderAdults/wish/166896703 Who's Volunerable? clarktodd99 https://padlet.com/clarktodd99/SafeMedicationAdministration_OlderAdults/wish/166896938 Why the Older Adult/ Elderly population is considered to be volunerable]]> 2017-04-18 23:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/clarktodd99/SafeMedicationAdministration_OlderAdults/wish/166896938 clarktodd99 https://padlet.com/clarktodd99/SafeMedicationAdministration_OlderAdults/wish/166897510 2017-04-18 23:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/clarktodd99/SafeMedicationAdministration_OlderAdults/wish/166897510 Population: clarktodd99 https://padlet.com/clarktodd99/SafeMedicationAdministration_OlderAdults/wish/166897890 One of the more vulnerable population present are Older Adults/ Elderly.

- Considered a person aged 65 or older
- In 2014, 46.3 million people were 65 or older in the U.S.

(Healthy People 2020, 2017)


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- More than 1/3 of outpatient prescription spending comes from Older Adults
- Older adults are more likely to experience adverse drug effects due to decreased drug clearance
- Twice as likely to go to ER for Adverse Drug Events
- Of those, they are 7 times more likely to be hospitalized after the ER
- Most vulnerable for insulin related hypoglycemia
(CDC, 2017)
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-Problems with Eyesight and hearing
-Cognitive changes
-Decreased Mobility
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