The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Moderate Alzheimer

The nurse is caring for a patient with moderate Alzheimer disease (AD) . The health care provider has ordered donepezil (Aricept) for the collaborative treatment of the patient's disease. What medication teaching will the nurse include to both the patient and patient's family?

A) "The medication should be taken twice daily, once in the morning and once at night."
B) "The dose will be started low and will be gradually increased until the medication is no longer helpful."
C) "The medication should be taken three times daily with every meal."
D) "The dose will be started high and will be gradually decreased to make sure that side effects from the medication are tolerable."