medium · NCLEX-RN Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
The nurse is performing a medication reconciliation for a newly admitted client.
What is the primary purpose of this process?
- To verify that the pharmacy has all the requested medications in stock, based on the current findings.
- To ensure that the client's insurance will cover the cost of the medications, as the next nursing response.
- To identify and resolve discrepancies between the client's home medications and the new hospital orders.
- To teach the client about the side effects of each new medication.
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