The nurse is concerned about the multiple medications prescribed for an older client, because the more medications the client is taking:
a. the more likely the client will need social services assistance.
b. the more likely the client is to be compliant with medications.
c. the less likely the client is to experience medication errors.
d. the greater the risk for medication errors.
ANS: D
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A Incorrect: This is not necessarily true.
B Incorrect: The client is more likely to be noncompliant as medications become more complex in number.
C Incorrect: The client is more likely to experience drug-drug interactions.
D Correct: As the number of drugs taken increases, medication errors increase.
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