An elderly patient is scheduled to take 6 medications each morning. The nurse administering these medications knows that she should:
1. allow extra time to administer all of the medications.
2. allow the patient to take only the medications she can swallow.
3. crush all of the medications before giving them.
4. leave the medication at the bedside so the patient can take them slowly.
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Allow extra time to administer medication to the elderly. These individuals often are slower swallowing medications and water.
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