Multiple Choice
A 77-year-old Hispanic Catholic nun (retired) who immigrated to the United States 15 years ago lives alone but in an apartment complex where her biological sister lives as well. She is being discharged home after a hospitalization for congestive heart failure with prescriptions for eight different medications. She is considered at risk for noncompliance due to contributing factors that include: (Select all that apply.)
A) language barrier.
B) living alone.
C) large number of medications.
D) ethnic background.
E) religious background.
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