The Joint Commission documented that patient education was deficient on several medical-surgical units of a local hospital. A nursing committee was formed to address this problem and focused on what likely nursing intervention?

Question

1. Providing educational pamphlets about medications to the patients.
2. Asking the physicians to provide medication education to the patients.
3. Discussing medications each time they are administered to patients.
4. Requesting more frequent pharmacy consults for the patients.

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Rationale 1: Educational pamphlets can be effective but are not as effective as the nurse providing education to the patient.
Rationale 2: Medication education is considered to be a responsibility of the nurse, not the physician.
Rationale 3: Discussing medications each time they are administered is an effective way to increase the amount of education provided.
Rationale 4: Medication education is considered to be a responsibility of the nurse, not the pharmacist.
Global Rationale: Discussing medications each time they are administered is an effective way to increase the amount of education provided. Medication education is considered to be a responsibility of the nurse, not the physician or pharmacist. Educational pamphlets can be effective but are not as effective as the nurse providing education to the patient.