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The paper reveals that currently, there are 1.4 million people in the world suffering from infections that they caught at clinics and hospitals ("Patient Safety Solutions", 2007). The paper discusses how the elderly population has a high rate of chronic disease with treatment of more than one drug regimen. The paper then addresses the spread of illness by the elderly.

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"Currently, there are 1.4 million people in the world suffering from infections that they caught at clinics and hospitals ("Patient Safety Solutions", 2007). The elderly population in the United States accounts for just over 10% of the population, but they are administered more that 25% of the prescribed drugs in the nation. The elderly population has a high rate of chronic disease with treatment of more than one drug regimen. Understanding of and compliance with the direction of the medication prescribed are two major problems nurses face when working with the..."

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