A client is prescribed 15 mg of flurazepam for sleep that could be repeated if the client were unable to sleep. At 0100, the client complains of inability to sleep. Should the night nurse give the client a second dose of flurazepam?
a. It is prescribed, so the nurse should administer it.
b. Yes, after trying to determine why the client is unable to sleep.
c. Probably no; she should wait until 4 a.m. to see if the client can sleep on his or her own.
d. No, it is too late for a second dose.
ANS: B
Feedback
A Incorrect: This is not a nursing rationale for administering a medication.
B Correct: If there are no other factors that can be modified to help the client sleep, administer the second dose.
C Incorrect: This would rob the client of another 3 hours of sleep.
D Incorrect: This is a false statement.
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