Kaplan Nursing Entrance Exam (KNET) VIP Practice

Read the following passage and answer the question. "Medication reconciliation is the process of comparing a patient's medication orders to all of the medications the patient has been taking. This reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors such as omissions, duplications, dosing errors, or drug interactions. It should be done at every transition of care, including changes in setting, service, practitioner, or level of care. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement estimates that medication errors harm 1.5 million people every year in the United States." According to the passage, which of the following best describes the PRIMARY purpose of medication reconciliation?

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