An older client has recently been put on high risk for fall precautions after a medication for high blood pressure was started. The client's daughter questions why this precaution was put in place. How should the nurse respond to the daughter?
A) "Every older client is automatically put on fall risk precautions."
B) "The client is attached to IV tubing and sequential compression devices."
C) "The client is on multiple medications that may have an interaction."
D) "The client was recently started on a medication that could cause a fall."
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