The Nurse Is Aware That Some Patients/clients Have Difficulty Swallowing $1 / 2$

The nurse is aware that some patients/clients have difficulty swallowing solid preparations of medications. Therefore, special considerations can be used. Choose the best approach to help a geriatric patient/client take a solid form of a medication.

A) Open a sustained-release capsule and mix the contents with applesauce.
B) Crush a prolonged-release tablet into fine particles.
C) Crush an enteric-coated tablet and give with milk.
D) Break a scored tablet in half and give $1 / 2$ first and then $1 / 2$ about 1 minute later.

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