Before use or administration of a medication brought into the hospital by a patient, his or her family, or a licensed independent practitioner, the hospital identifies the medication and

A. informs the prescriber
B. visually evaluates the medication's integrity.
C. places any medication in excess of the dose to be administered into a locked medication storage container or room.


Ans: B. visually evaluates the medication's integrity.

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