The nurse is instructing a client about how to help prevent medication errors while in the hospital. What is a priority question for the nurse to ask the client?
1. "Do you know what your illness is, and if you will need surgery?"
2. "Do you have a friend to verify that you are receiving the correct medication?"
3. "Do you trust your health care provider to order the correct medication?"
4. "Do you know the names of all the medications you take?"
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Knowing the illness, and anticipating surgery, will not necessarily help prevent medication errors.
Rationale 2: It is inappropriate for friends of clients to verify medications prior to administration.
Rationale 3: This is an inappropriate question to ask the client.
Rationale 4: Knowing the names of all the medications the client is taking can help reduce medication errors when the client is admitted to the hospital.
Global Rationale: Knowing the names of all the medications the client is taking can help reduce medication errors when the client is admitted to the hospital. Knowing the illness, and anticipating surgery, will not necessarily help prevent medication errors. It is inappropriate for friends of clients to verify medications prior to administration. The other answer option is an inappropriate question to ask the client.
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