Interdisciplinary Collaboration Practice Test

A 63-year-old client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is being discharged after treatment for pneumonia. The client has a new inhaler, a prednisone taper, and antibiotics; current findings include oxygen saturation 91% on room air and the client states, “I can’t afford all these medicines.” The nurse is collaborating with the pharmacist and social worker; which action should the nurse take to facilitate collaboration?

A 39-year-old client is admitted to an inpatient unit for alcohol withdrawal and generalized anxiety disorder. The client is tremulous, has nausea, blood pressure 156/94 mm Hg, and reports sleeping 2 hours per night; the psychiatrist plans to start an anxiolytic, and the medical provider is managing withdrawal medications. Which action should the nurse take to facilitate collaboration and reduce medication-related safety risks?