A nurse is teaching an older adult at home about taking newly prescribed medications. Which of the following would be included?
A) "You can identify your medications by their color."
B) "I have written the names of your drugs with times to take them."
C) "You won't forget a medication if you count them every day."
D) "Don't worry if the label comes off; just look at the shapes."
B
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