The Nurse Is Admitting a Client and Asks to See

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse is admitting a client and asks to see all medications taken on a routine basis.The client offers a long list containing prescription medications and a variety of herbal preparations that are unfamiliar names to the nurse.Which of the following actions would be appropriate for the nurse at this time?

• A)Write down all the names of the herbals and look them up later.
• B)Tell the client that herbals are ineffective and to throw them away.
• C)Inform the healthcare provider of the herbals.
• D)Ask the client what they are taken for and how often.

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