An elderly patient brings a bag of medications to the clinic. The nurse finds bottles of medications as well as assorted pills in no containers in the bag. What is the nurse's priority action?

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The patient needs medication education and help with proper, safe, and consistent labeling of medications. There is no evidence that the patient cannot self-administer medication. The nurse does not have the authority to dispose of the patient's property. The nurse would first need to obtain the patient's consent to confer with family. While the patient may be able to name the purpose of each unbottled medication, naming the expiration date is unlikely and may frustrate the patient.

An Elderly Patient Brings a Bag of Medications to the Clinic