A nurse is caring for a client with pneumonia at a health care facility. The nurse checks the medication order in the client's chart for the antibiotic that is on the client's medication administration record
Which of the following is a required component of the medication order? A) Client's name
B) Client's age
C) Client's diagnosis
D) Client's signature
A
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The client's name is an important component of the medication order; without it, the nurse should withhold the administration of the drug. The client's age, diagnosis, and signature are not components of the medication order. Other components of the medication order include the date and time the order is written, the drug name, the dose to be administered, the route of administration, the frequency of administration, and the signature of the person ordering the drug.
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