15 Apr Medication Reconciliation Posted at 09:59h in Uncategorized by adanhosp 0 Comments/10 Medication Reconciliation Staff Information 1 / 10 Category: Medication ReconciliationWhich of the following is the goal health facilities strive for by using medication reconciliation? Lowering the cost of medications Avoiding medication errors Providing medications for patients Improving medication effects 2 / 10 Category: Medication ReconciliationMedication reconciliation is a safety best practice designed to minimize the potential for adverse events related to medication discrepancies. True False 3 / 10 Category: Medication ReconciliationThe information on the medications should be collected and confirmed from the sources listed below: Contacting other doctors or healthcare professionals involved in the patient’s treatment. Where possible, conduct a thorough medication interview with the patient/family. Assessing the patient’s previous medication lists and dispensing history. All of the above 4 / 10 Category: Medication ReconciliationThe types of medications to be written in the medication reconciliation form? All prescribed medications only Recreation and PRN medications only Non-prescribed medications only All the above 5 / 10 Category: Medication ReconciliationWhy is medication reconciliation important? Medication discrepancies occur most often at transitions in care – admission, transfer and discharge Medication discrepancies are common and can cause adverse events Approximately 50% of patients will have at least one discrepancy between home meds and meds ordered in hospital At least one third of discrepancies have the potential to be clinically important resulting in harm All of the above 6 / 10 Category: Medication ReconciliationArrange the five steps of medication reconciliation into the correct order Reconcile BPMH with the prescribed order Obtain the best possible medication history Write the medication orders on the prescription sheet Communicate the list of current medications Confirm the accuracy of the history All of the above 7 / 10 Category: Medication ReconciliationWho performs a medication reconciliation? Physician Staff nurse Clinical pharmacist Pharmacy technician 8 / 10 Category: Medication ReconciliationWhen does medication reconciliation occur? Upon admission Prior to transfer Upon discharge All of the above 9 / 10 Category: Medication ReconciliationWhat type of medication errors do Med Reconciliation ‘s prevent? Omissions and incorrect doses Duplications and drug-drug interactions. A and B None of the above 10 / 10 Category: Medication ReconciliationA patient states he does not remember all the medications he takes at home. Which is the best action to obtain an accurate list? Write down the names of the medications he remembers Requests the previous files from medication record Ask the him to describe the color of the medications Use a reference that lists the most common medications taken by men. 0% Restart quiz Exit
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