Which of the following health care professionals is licensed to prescribe controlled substances?
1. LPN/LVN
2. Physical therapist
3. Pharmacist
4. Physician
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Federal and state laws make it a crime for anyone to possess controlled substances without a prescription. Each state has a practice act that lists which health care providers may dispense and write prescriptions for controlled substances. Physicians may write prescriptions for controlled substances.
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A. Primary care and prevention management B. Resource management C. Personnel management D. Financial management
The nurse caring for a newly admitted client is reviewing the medication prescription sheet in preparation for administering medications to the client
The nurse notes that the physician has prescribed a medication dose that is twice the amount that the client has reported taking prior to admission. The most appropriate nursing action is to: 1. Contact the physician directly. 2. Administer the medication as prescribed. 3. #the client regarding the accuracy of the reported dosage. 4. Ask the physician about the prescription the next time the physician makes rounds.
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