For which opioid pain drug order should you contact and question the prescriber?
a. Adult male, hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 4 mg orally every 4 hours
b. Older adult, meperidine (Demerol) 50 mg IM every 3 hours
c. Child, codeine 0.5 mg/kg orally every 6 hours
d. Adult women, hydrocodone with acetaminophen (Vicodin) 5 mg orally every 6 hours
ANS: B
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1. 3 pt 2. 4 pt 3. 5 pt 4. 6 pt