The nurse is providing discharge instructions on medications to an older adult client. The client has expressed concern about paying the hospital bills. What will the nurse emphasize on the basis of best cultural practice?

Question

a. The client should be prepared to demon-strate filling the daily pill planner at the next appointment.
b. The client should keep a daily diary of side effects experienced from the medica-tions.
c. The client must adhere to the medication regimen, unless the cost becomes prohibi-tive.
d. The client should ask the pharmacist for the generic version of medications to keep costs to a minimum.

Answer 1

D
Older adults may be less likely to follow the prescribed therapy because of drug costs. The client should be encouraged to adhere to the medication regimen by using generic medications to save money. Filling a daily pill planner and recording side effects of medications are important aspects of discharge planning but are not the priority teaching points because expense is an expressed issue with this client.