Categorize each medication-list discrepancy by the type of reconciliation problem it represents.
Matrix Multiple Choice
Choose your responses, then check the answer.
Explanation
Medication reconciliation identifies unexplained differences in dose or frequency, duplicate entries, and medications that should no longer remain active.
Quick answer Sort the six entries into dose or frequency mismatch, duplicate entry, or stale entry.
Why this is correct AHRQ recommends obtaining and verifying the medication history, comparing it with current orders, and resolving unintended differences. Naming the discrepancy helps the team ask the right follow-up question without guessing the intended regimen.
Easy analogy or mental picture Think of the medication list as inventory: the wrong amount is a mismatch, the same item counted twice is a duplicate, and an item already discarded is stale.
NCLEX decision rule Classify only what the evidence supports. The category describes the discrepancy; it does not authorize the nurse to choose a replacement dose or delete an order independently.
Why the other choices are wrong Each distractor category fails when the source records are compared: mismatches disagree on dose or frequency, duplicates represent the same active therapy twice, and stale entries describe completed therapy still marked active.
References
1AHRQ MATCH ToolkitMedication reconciliation at transitions of care
Reconciliation taxonomyCompare the verified source with the active list, label the discrepancy, and route it for authorized resolution.