Reference no: EM133381636

Assignment:

The nurse is caring for an older adult client in an outpatient clinic diagnosed with short-term memory impairment. Since the client's adult child lives in an adjoining city and is the main caregiver, the nurse is requested to assist with ways to help the client remember to take their medications. Which action will the nurse take first?

A) Explore having the pharmacy create pill dose packets and deliver the packets through the mail each month.

B) Consult the prescriber to determine if the current medications could be placed on a once daily schedule.

C) Explain that a visiting nurse can organize the medications and make scheduled visits to administer all medications.

D) Instruct the adult child on using a medication organizer that alarms when it is time and opens the specific compartment.