The nurse is instructing a client about how to help prevent medication errors while in the hospital. ...

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Knowing the illness, and anticipating surgery, will not necessarily help prevent medication errors.
Rationale 2: It is inappropriate for friends of clients to verify medications prior to administration.
Rationale 3: This is an inappropriate question to ask the client.
Rationale 4: Knowing the names of all the medications the client is taking can help reduce medication errors when the client is admitted to the hospital.
Global Rationale: Knowing the names of all the medications the client is taking can help reduce medication errors when the client is admitted to the hospital. Knowing the illness, and anticipating surgery, will not necessarily help prevent medication errors. It is inappropriate for friends of clients to verify medications prior to administration. The other answer option is an inappropriate question to ask the client.

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