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A Recently Licensed Nurse Is Orienting to the Alzheimer Disease

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A recently licensed nurse is orienting to the Alzheimer disease (AD) care unit.The nurse is caring for a patient who is transitioning from oral rivastigmine (Exelon) to the medication patch.Which action indicates an accurate understanding of the medication?


A) The nurse instructs the patient to apply the patch 12 hours after the last oral medication dosage.
B) The nurse instructs the patient to replace the patch every 36 hours.
C) The nurse explains that the sites of application will need to be rotated.
D) The nurse instructs the patient to avoid placing the patch on the trunk region of the body.

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