Is the nurse that sets up medication in a pill box responsible if the patient does not take them properly?

The division of responsibility for taking medicines properly must be shared by the patient and the nurse. The responsibility of the nurse will depend very much on the condition of the patient. If the patient is completely bed ridden and is sleeping most of the time under the effect of medication, the nurse may be almost fully responsible for proper medication. In some cases the medication may have to be administered through injection or intravenous drip. In such cases patient has no role to play except let the nurse do their job.

However if the patient is just down with some mild infection and is advised rest at home, there is very little role for the nurse to play.

One final word of caution, whoever may be theoretically responsible for proper medication, it is always the patient who suffers most by improper medication. Therefore it is in the interest of the patient that the patient and his near and dear ones also are careful about the medication.