If a patient refuses a medication or is undergoing a diagnostic test that results in a missed dose of medication, the nurse will document the omission on the medication administration record and
a. discontinue the physician's order.
b. document why the dose was not given.
c. write an incident report.
d. double the dose at the next scheduled administration time.
ANS: B
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