A Patient with Several Chronic Illnesses Is Being Cared for in a Hospital

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient with several chronic illnesses is being cared for in a hospital acute care setting.For which events should you expect to apply the principles of the process of medication reconciliation? (select all that apply)

• A) The patient is transferred from the ICU to a medical care unit.
• B) The patient is transported to radiology for a CT scan.
• C) The patient's care is transferred from the evening to the night nurse.
• D) The patient is moved from an acute care to a long-term care facility.
• E) The patient is relocated to a private room on the same medical care unit.
• F) The patient is sent to a different hospital for specialized surgery.

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