The home care nurse assists a client with impaired fine motor skills. Which should the nurse implement to benefit the client?
1. Large-print medication labels
2. Flip open medication organizer
3. Telephone with vibrating ringer
4. Color-coded medication schedule
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2. The client with neuromuscular weakness has limited fine motor skills, so the nurse facilitates client self-administration of medications by dispensing the medication in easy-open containers. It is easier to flip a lid open than to unscrew or squeeze a lid; however, this type of medication container is unsuitable in the presence of children.
1 and 4. Large-print labels and color-coded systems assist a client with a visual im-pairment.
3. A telephone equipped with a vibrating ringer assists a client with a hearing im-pairment.
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