When the medication nurse offers a pill to the older adult patient, the patient asks, "What is this and what is it for?" The nurse's best response would be:
a. "I am not at liberty to discuss your medication. You need to talk to your doctor."
b. "That is a ‘feel good' pill that will make you feel better."
c. "It is a cephalosporin that has been ordered to treat your URI."
d. "It is an antibiotic for the infection in your urine."
ANS: D
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