The nurse admits an older adult patient to the emergency room with reports of shortness of breath on exertion and a productive cough. The nurse reviews the patient's current medications and the patient says, "I take one pink pill every morning
" The nurse asks the name of the drug and the patient says she doesn't know. The patient cannot supply the name of the drug or the purpose in taking it either. This happens with four other medications the patient says she takes. What is an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient? A) Acute confusion
B) Risk-prone health behavior
C) Ineffective health maintenance
D) Noncompliance
C
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This patient is demonstrating ineffective health maintenance because knowledge of what medications are being taken and why they are being taken is essential to her health. Patients should be instructed to carry an up-to-date list of current medications to share with all health care providers. She is taking her medication as ordered according to what she said so that would eliminate risk-prone health behaviors and noncompliance. There is no indication the patient is confused.
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