What should the nurse do first if a controlled substance is accidentally spilled or contaminated?
a. Obtain another dose from the narcotic control system.
b. Document the occurrence in the medication record.
c. Clean up the spill and notify the supervisor.
d. Ask another nurse to cosign the inventory record describing the situation.
ANS: D
If the ordered dose is smaller than the dose provided (so that some medication must be discarded), or if the medication is accidentally dropped, contaminated, spilled, or otherwise made unusable and unreturnable, two nurses must sign the inventory report and describe the situation.
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