You scan a medication on a patients MAR and get a warning that the dose you are giving is higher than the ordered dose. What should you do?
A. Select and override reason for the alert and continue administering the medication
B. Scan the patient's barcode to confirm you have the right patient's chart option
C. Click partial package and manually enter the dose actually given
D. Stop administering the medication and send the medication back to pharmacy
Answer: C. Click partial package and manually enter the dose actually given
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