Case-Study A: The patient is an 86-year old female admitted to your unit from an assisted living/memory
care facility. During the admission assessment, a medication reconciliation is completed and three filled
prescriptions of ampicillin, ceftriaxone, and trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole are noted. Each were filled last
year and all have pills left in each bottle. The patient is coherent and responding to questions appropriately.
- What is the best approach to asking the patient why she did not take all of the medication(s)? Please
summarize your response in a paragraph (at least 5 complete sentences). - How will you educate the patient about the importance of completing a regimen of antibiotic therapy?
- What education is critical to provide to the older adult who has a history of poly-pharmacy?