When should documentation of medication administration occur?
What will be an ideal response?
Documentation should occur after the medication has been administered.
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a. provides services to older people who would otherwise need a nursing home lev-el of care. b. does not provide services to participants who reside in a nursing home. c. is only available to individuals who have both Medicare and Medicaid. d. provides medications, eyeglasses, and transportation to care. e. provides urgent and preventive care.
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