Question

1. The nurse should ask what specific questions when collecting a client's medication history?

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Answer 1

SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT A NURSE WHOULD ASK WHILE COLLECTING A CLIENT'S MEDICATION HISTORY:

• WHAT MEDICATIONS DO YOU TAKE AT HOME?
• WHAT IS THE DOSE?
• WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS FOR WHICH YOU ARE TAKING THESE MEDICATIONS?
• WHAT MEDICATIONS DO YOU TAKE FOR THIS SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITION?
• WHAT MEDICATIONS DO YOU TAKE EACH DAY REGULARLY?
• WHAT MEDICATIONS DO YOU TAKE OCCASIONALLY?
• WHEN DO YOU TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS?
• IN RECENT TIMES , HAVE YOU STOPPED, CHANGED OR STARTED ANY MEDICATIONS ,IF SO WHEN AND HOW ?
• IS THERE ANY MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED BY YOUR SPECIALISTS?
• DO YOU USE MEDICATIONS IN THE FORM OF INHALERS, OINTMENTS, CREAMS OR LOTIONS OTHER THAN PILLS?
• WHAT ARE THE OVER-THE -COUNTER MEDICATIONS THAT YOU USE,WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE PRESCRIPTIONS ?
• WHEN DID YOU TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS LAST TIME?
• DO YOU HAVE ANY ALLERGY FOR ANY MEDICATIONS?

EXPLANATIONS:

• USE BOTH OPEN-ENDED AND CLOSED-ENDED QUESTIONS.
• QUESTIONS SHOULD BE CLEAR AND SHORT.
• IT SHOULD BE EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE .