An older adult client has informed the nurse that he didn't take his medication for the past week because he ran out and had no money to refill the prescription. What solution might the nurse suggest?
a. Ask the physician to prescribe a generic or less-expensive alternative if the cost of the medicine is prohibitive.
b. Ask the client if he has a credit card that he can use to purchase the medication.
c. Ask the client if he has any family or friends that he can borrow the money from.
d. Instruct the client to take the medicine every other day to save money.
a. Ask the physician to prescribe a generic or less-expensive alternative if the cost of the medicine is prohibitive.
FEEDBACK:
a. Ask the physician to prescribe a generic or less-expensive alternative if the cost of the medicine is prohibitive. Sometimes social service departments can assist the client in securing expensive medicines that are imperative to the client's health.
b. A credit card is not the best solution and may further contribute to lack of funds. .
c. Borrowing from family or friends is not the best solution and may contribute to feelings of loss of autonomy that older adults often experience. .
d. Clients should be instructed not to stop or change the dose without consulting the prescribing practitioner. Abrupt withdrawal can be dangerous. .
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