The Nurse Is Assessing a Newly Admitted Client's Current Medications

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing a newly admitted client's current medications.What do the best objective data include?

• A)The client lists the medications that have been prescribed.
• B)The nurse checks the prescription bottles the client has brought to the hospital.
• C)The client's wife tells the nurse what medications the client has been receiving.
• D)The nurse asks the physician what medications the client was taking.

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