Doing the medication reconciliation was very interesting to me. I learned a lot about my family history as well as some of the medications they use. It is interesting to see why a doctor decided to prescribe these and see how they work together with other prescribed medications. A lot of the safety concerns with my patient were the same. It made me think they would have a greater possibility to see these adverse effects. Yet, this was not the case. The main safety concerns seen was headache, dizziness, and nausea. These symptoms are typical for a lot of medications and are seen in a lot of patients. An important aspect that was noted is that the patient required reading glasses to read. I mentioned to the patient that they want to always have their glasses when they are going to take their medications. This will limit the risk of double dosing or missing a dose by taking the wrong medication. The patient had a full understanding of what each medication was for, how to take the medication, adverse effects of the medication, and surrounding teachings of the medication and condition. The patient was on four different medications in which the goal was to lower blood pressure. Upon review, the patient stated that it was the only combination of medications that would stabilize and keep the blood pressure in normal range. It is important that the patient knows what medications they are on and what they are used for so that they are trying to diminish the underlying condition. With all of this, there was no serious drug to drug interaction that the patient had. The medications all fell under a moderate consideration but no serious interactions. Then patient was very responsive and receptive to teachings that included a nutritional reboot, increased exercise, as well as reducing stress. I hope to follow up soon with the patient to see how they are handling the goals set to help the patient live a healthy and happy life.
UNE Nursing Graduate, 2022
