A nurse assesses a newly hospitalized patient with a long history of serious and persistent mental illness. The priority assessment information to obtain regarding medication safety is:
A) adverse reactions to drugs taken previously.
B) history of drug compliance and noncompliance.
C) level of support available from significant others.
D) length of time on various psychotropic medications.
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