The patient is admitted to the cardiac unit. Everyone admitted to the cardiac unit will have an EKG done unless otherwise ordered. This is an example of which type of order?
a. PRN
b. Standing
c. One-time
d. STAT
B
With standing orders, you carry out a standing order until the health care provider cancels it by another order or until a prescribed number of days elapses. A PRN order is one in which the health care provider orders a medication to be given only when a patient requires it. Single (one-time) orders happen when a prescriber orders a medication to be given only once at a specified time. A STAT order means that you give a single dose of a medication immediately and only once.
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