A nurse is obtaining a health history from an older adult patient in an outpatient clinic. The patient reports chronic difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep. The nurse knows that the best treatment for this patient will be:
A) alternative medications.
B) improved sleep hygiene.
C) short-term barbiturates.
D) triazolam [Halcion].
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