The home care nurse visits the home of an elderly married couple who lives with their adult children. Medication bottles and loose pills are found throughout the house. The nurse provides which information about safe storage of medications? Select all that apply.

Individuals should review their medications and organize them , Individuals should keep all medications in one place, but separate from each other. A complete overhaul of the way medications are stored and managed in this house is needed. Each person on the house should organize their medications. They can be kept in a centralized location but each person’s medications should be separated and clearly marked. It is not safe to remove the pills from their prescription bottles. Individuals should not share their medications and medications should be properly disposed of when they have expired, not one year later.

The home care nurse visits the home of an elderly married couple ...

Category: Physiological Adaptation
Difficulty: 6

Topics: Lifestyle Choices and High Risk Behavior Medication and Blood Products Disease Prevention Health Care Quality Health Promotion Nursing Interventions Patient Education

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