A nursing assistant is also an EMT who works for the fire department. In her EMT role, she is allowed to start IVs. On the weekend, she works as a nursing assistant at a nursing center. The RN asks her to start an IV on a resident
What should the nursing assistant do?a. Perform the task that was delegated to her.
b. Politely refuse to do the task and explain why.
c. Tell another nurse to do the task.
d. Report the RN to the doctor.
B
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A. Tell the client that some are made by different pharmaceutical companies and may look different. B. Reassure the client that the nurse has triple checked the drug so it is safe to take. C. Contact the health provider to verify it is the correct medication and dose. D. Verify the order and double-check the label.
The primary care NP sees a patient covered by Medicaid, writes a prescription for a medication, and is informed by the pharmacist that the medication is "off-formulary." The NP should:
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