Older adults in the community are at high risk for medication errors. This may occur because older adults
1. Are not competent to take their own medications and need supervision
2. Are often taking high-risk medications
3. Are not motivated to take medications correctly
4. Need community health nurses to sort and organize their medications
ANS: 2
Older adults often take high-risk medications and cannot read instructions for medications.
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