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During a home visit, the nurse assesses a client with Alzheimer's disease who recently started a new prescription for rivastigmine. The caregiver reports that the client seems to be thinking more clearly but is not sleeping well at night. Which action should the nurse take?

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Rationale: Insomnia is a common, often temporary side effect of rivastigmine. Explaining this reassures the caregiver. Rivastigmine is for cognition, not sleep, and withholding or increasing the dose is inappropriate without provider guidance.

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