Question

A nurse is preparing to teach a forgetful older adult patient about a multiple drug regimen to follow after discharge from the hospital. to help promote adherence, what will the nurse do?

Answer 1

The nurse should use cluster medication administration times as much as possible in order to promote adherence of the drug.

What is the adherence of the drug about?

Usually, an unintentional nonadherence often is the result of confusion and forgetfulness and grouping medications to reduce the number of medication times per day can simplify the regimen and help the patient remember medication times.

Enlisting a neighbor, relative, or friend is a good idea, but this person should be included in the teaching. Asking the patient to share what is learned may not be a reasonable expectation of a forgetful patient.

Detailed written information may just be more confusing; verbal and written information should be clear and concise. Making sure the patient understands the actions and side effects of medications helps when intentional nonadherence is an issue, but in this case it may just add to the patient's confusion.

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