To improve positive outcomes when prescribing for the elderly the nurse practitioner should:
A) Assess cognitive functioning in the elder
B) Encourage the patient to take a weekly "drug holiday" to keep drug costs down
C) Encourage the patient to cut drugs in half with a knife to lower costs
D) All of the above
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