A Student Is Watching a Nurse Perform a Medication Reconciliation

question 8

Multiple Choice

A student is watching a nurse perform a medication reconciliation prior to transferring the patient to a skilled nursing facility.What explanation of this process to the student is best?

• A) "It is required by the Joint Commission before discharge or transfer."
• B) "It creates an accurate list of medications so errors do not occur later."
• C) "It helps us recognize lapses in patients' ability to remember their medications."
• D) "Receiving facilities won't accept patients without a reconciliation."

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