A nurse is admitting a client to a medical-surgical unit. When performing medication reconciliation for the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Encourage the client to make his own list after he returns to his home.

Include any adverse effects of the medications the client might develop.

Exclude nutritional supplements from the list of medications the client reports.

Compare new prescriptions with the list of medications the client reports

QUESTION 2

A charge nurse on a medical-surgical unit is assisting with the emergency response plan following an external disaster in the community. In anticipation of multiple client admissions, which of the following current clients should the nurse recommend for early discharge?

A client who is receiving heparin for deep vein thrombosis

A client who has COPD and a respiratory rate of 44/min

A client who has cancer and a sealed implant for radiation therapy

A client who is 1 day postoperative following a vertebroplasty

QUESTION 3

A nurse is caring for a postpartum client in an outpatient setting.

Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options.