A client is being transferred from an acute care facility to a long-te

A client is being transferred from an acute care facility to a long-term care facility. What information should the nurse provide to the long-term care facility about the client’s medications?

1. Nothing, as the medications all need to be reordered at the long-term care facility.
2. Have the client’s medication prescriptions filled before going to long-term care facility.
3. Instruct the client to tell the nurses at the long-term care facility what medications are prescribed.
4. Inform the nurse at the long-term care facility what medications the client is prescribed, and document that this information was provided.

ANSWER

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: The nurse is responsible for communicating the client’s medications to the long-term care facility, and documents this communication.
Rationale 2: The client’s medications will not be filled prior to going to the long-term care facility.
Rationale 3: It is not the client’s responsibility to communicate medications to the nurses at the long-term care facility.
Rationale 4: The nurse should communicate the client’s medications to the nurses at the long-term care facility and document that this communication occurred.