The nurse is caring for an older-adult client with heart failure and learns that the client lives alone and sometimes confuses the "water pill" with the "heart pill." When planning for the client's discharge the nurse will facilitate which of the followingactions?
A)Transfer to a dementia care service
B)Referral to a home health care agency
C)Placement in a long-term care facility
D)Arrangements for around-the-clock care

Question

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The data about the client suggest that assistance in developing a system for taking medications correctly at home is needed. A home health nurse will assess the client's home situation and help the client develop a method for taking the two medications as directed. There is no evidence that the client requires services such as dementia care, long-term care, or around-the-clock home care.

The Nurse Is Caring for an Older-Adult Client with Heart