While assessing an 82-year-old woman,the nurse determines that the patient is experiencing polypharmacy.What is this experience most likely to indicate?

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Polypharmacy usually occurs when a patient has several illnesses and takes medications for each of them,medications possibly prescribed by different specialists who may be unaware of the patient's other treatments.This situation puts the patient at increased risk of drug interactions and adverse reactions.Polypharmacy means that the patient has a higher,not lower,risk of drug interactions,and that the patient is taking several different medications,not just one.Polypharmacy can include prescription drugs,over-the-counter medications,and natural health products.

While Assessing an 82-Year-Old Woman,the Nurse Determines That the Patient