A 75-Year-Old Patient Who Lives Alone Will Begin Taking a Narcotic

A 75-year-old patient who lives alone will begin taking a narcotic analgesic for pain.To help ensure patient safety,the NP prescribing this medication should:

A) assess this patient's usual sleeping patterns.
B) ask the patient about problems with constipation.
C) obtain a baseline creatinine clearance test before the first dose.
D) perform a thorough evaluation of cognitive and motor abilities.