Which does the nurse use to administer medication properly?
1. Use sterile technique for most nonparenteral medications.
2. Administer medication prepared by the medication nurse.
3. Leave the medication on the meal tray for the client to take.
4. Notify provider within 24 hours if client refuses medication.
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4. The nurse recognizes the client's right to refuse medication; however, the nurse notifies the provider within 24 hours of a client's refusal to take medication resulting in the omission of one or more doses so that the provider can counsel the client, find alternative treatment, or abandon the treatment. In addition, if the medication is im-portant for sustaining the client's life, the nurse uses nursing judgment to determine when to notify the provider because 24 hours can be too long to omit the medication.
1. Clean technique is used for nonparenteral medication.
2. Nurses avoid administering medication prepared by another nurse.
3. Nurses avoid leaving medication at the bedside or on the meal tray because the nurse does not witness the client receiving the medication and cannot document the medication as given without falsifying documents. In addition, the client can spill the medication, dispose of the medication, or leave it on the tray, in which case the client never receives the medication.
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