Many individuals are discharged with discharge medication or orders for prescriptions. The role of educating the individual in regard to these lies with the:
a. surgeon.
b. medical officer.
c. pharmacy assistant.
d. nurse.
d
One of the many nursing roles in discharge planning
is to ensure that the individual understands how and when
to take the prescribed medication, what each medication is
for and side effects to watch for. Although in some hospitals
the pharmacists also give discharge teaching, it is wise for the
nurse to ensure that the individual understands the advice.
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