A patient refuses a dose of medication. How should the nurse document the event?
1) Patient is uncooperative and refuses the prescribed dose of digoxin.
2) Patient refuses the 0900 dose of digoxin.
3) Patient is belligerent, argumentative, and refuses the 0900 dose of digoxin.
4) 0900 dose of digoxin not given.
ANS: 2
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