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Environmental interventions for patients with dementia include all of the following except:
 
  a. a cool room temperature
  b. alarms on exits
  c. disguising exits
  d. areas for safe wandering

Question 2

The home health nurse is visiting a client for the first time. While assessing the client's medications, it is noted that there are at least 15 prescriptions and several over-the-counter medications that the client has been taking.
 
  Which intervention should the nurse take first?
  A) Check for drug-drug interactions.
  B) Determine whether there are any adverse side effects.
  C) Determine whether there are any medication duplications.
  D) Call the prescribing physician and report any polypharmacy.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Gracias!

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