The physician writes an order for medication to be given every 4 hours p.r.n. How should the nurse administer this drug?
a. every 4 hours around the clock
b. every 4 hours if the patient's condition indi-cates a need for it
c. as many as four times a day
d. every 4 hours if the patient asks for it
B
A drug may be ordered on a prn or as needed basis. The drug is administered when, in the nurse's judgment, the patient's condition requires it. The order written indicates how frequently a prn medication can be given. A nurse cannot administer a prn medication more frequently than the order indicates without consulting with the person who wrote the order for a change in the order.
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