An elderly patient is being treated after taking too much cardiac medication. The patient states, "I didn't mean to do it. I can't see as well as I used to and can't see the writing on the medication labels
" What intervention by the discharge planning nurse would help prevent this from occurring again?
A) Transfer the patient to the nursing home where she will have her medications administered to her.
B) Call the patient's family and tell them they must administer the medications to the patient when they are scheduled.
C) Make a home health referral for evaluation of resources and medication dispensing.
D) Encourage the health care provider to prescribe less toxic medication for this patient.
C
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