A nurse is teaching an 85-year-old patient about medications. Which of these statements indicates that the patient needs additional teaching?
A) "I will need to have laboratory tests done occasionally to see if my kidney function is impaired, as this may affect how my body gets rid of medications."
B) "Some of my medications may interact with each other, so I need to make sure my doctor knows about all medications that I take."
C) "I will have my son help me with organizing my medications, because I tend to be forgetful."
D) "I will stop taking my blood pressure medications while I take these antibiotics because it is too hard to keep track of both pills."
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