When the medication nurse offers a pill to the older adult patient, the patient asks, "What is this and what is it for?" What is the best response by the nurse?
a. "I'm not at liberty to discuss your medication. You need to talk to your doctor."
b. "That's a ‘feel good' pill that will make you feel better."
c. "It's a cephalosporin that has been ordered to treat your URI."
d. "It's an antibiotic for the infection in your urine."
ANS: D
Patients have the right to know what they are taking and given a reasonable rationale for its use that they can understand.
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