The nurse receives orders from the physician to notify the client of an elevated cholesterol level and inform the client to increase the dosage of Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) from 10 mg daily to 20 mg daily, and provides the nurse with a
written prescription for the client. The nurse's priority action is to: 1. Call the client and leave a message on the answering machine with the information.
2. Call the prescription to the pharmacy.
3. Call the client and leave a message to call the office for information about lab results.
4. Call the client and leave a message to call the office and ask for her.
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Rationale: The nurse must first call the client to determine what pharmacy the order will be called to. If the client is not home, in order to maintain privacy, it is important to ask him only to call the office without explaining why, unless he has signed a form saying it is okay to leave detailed messages on the answering machine.
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