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Patient information continued…Mr. Hanks has been managing…

Patient information continued…Mr. Hanks has been managing his care at home with the assistance of his son. One morning, Mr. Hanks slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk while attempting to retrieve the morning paper. An open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) was performed and the patient was admitted to a short-term rehabilitation to regain strength before returning home. After four weeks, it has been determined that Mr. Hanks may return home with visiting nursing services and home physical therapy visits. He will follow up with his primary care provider and orthopedist on a regular basis.    A critical function of the nurse is medication reconciliation. The process of medication reconciliation is best described as: 

Patient information continued…The urine characteristics we…

Patient information continued…The urine characteristics were concentrated and cloudy, yellow in color. The urine dip revealed positive for microscopic hematuria and leukocytes in the urine. Pregnancy tests was negative. Antibiotics were prescribed for the UTI.   Please categorize the educational priorities for this patient for discharge:

The visiting nurse is making her first visit to Mr. Hanks th…

The visiting nurse is making her first visit to Mr. Hanks this morning. During her visit. she notes a new prescription from the orthopedist for a pain medication and a second new prescription from his primary care provider for sleeping aid. In total, Mr. Hanks is prescribed eight medications. The nurse recognizes this medication combination is potentially serious and alerts the prescribers. What term best describes this situation?