A nurse is reviewing the previous medical history of a new client and is cross-referencing the client's pre-admission medication regimen with her current medication orders
The nurse reads that the client was taking ginseng on a regular basis, but another nurse is adamant that this is not considered to be a "medication". The nurse should be aware that a medication is defined as A) A substance that affects health status.
B) Any physical substance that the client ingests in any form.
C) A non-nutritional substance that is taken for health purposes.
D) A chemical substance that changes body function.
D
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Medications are defined as chemical substances that change body function.
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