An older adult client with early-stage Alzheimer's disease has informed the nurse that he has begun supplementing his prescribed medication regimen with a series of "herbal remedies" that his daughter has recommended
The nurse's priority response to the client's action is to:
A) Assess the client for potential side effects of the remedies
B) Ensure that compatibilities are assessed by the physician or pharmacist
C) Ask the client's daughter to come in for a meeting with the nurse
D) Emphasize the inherent dangers of herbal and alternative remedies
Ans: B
Feedback:
If a client expresses a desire to supplement medications with over-the-counter or herbal therapies, it is imperative that compatibilities be adequately assessed. This is not synonymous with monitoring for adverse effects of the remedies themselves, though this may be necessary as well.
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