What Is Medication Reconciliation

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Multiple Choice

What is medication reconciliation?

• A) Comparing the patient's current medication orders to all of the medications actually being taken
• B) The administration of high alert medications that have been ordered on admission to an acute care facility
• C) The completion of an incident report following a variance that resulted in a serious complication
• D) A printout of computerized patient data that identifies the times that all of the ordered medications are to be administered

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Definitions:

Monetary Policy

Monetary policy involves the management of a country's money supply and interest rates by its central bank to control inflation, unemployment, and economic growth.

Reserve Requirements

Regulations set by central banks determining the minimum amount of reserves that banks must hold against deposits, influencing the bank's ability to lend.

Money Supply

The total amount of monetary assets available in an economy at any specific time, including cash, bank deposits, and other liquid assets.

Deposit Expansion Multiplier

A ratio that explains the total increase in deposits within the banking system generated from an initial deposit, based on the reserve requirement ratio.