The home health nurse is developing a care plan for an alert and active 85-year-old patient who takes multiple medications for chronic cardiac and respiratory disease. The patient lives with family members who work during the day. An appropriate nursing diagnosis is

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The patient's age and multiple medications indicate a risk for injury caused by interactions between the multiple drugs being taken and a decreased drug metabolism rate. Because the patient is alert and active, the diagnoses in responses 1 and 4 are not appropriate for the patient or family. There is no indication that the family's employment schedule should be changed to accommodate the needs of this patient.

The Home Health Nurse Is Developing a Care Plan for an Alert