The physician prescribes warfarin 5 mg orally at 1800 for a patient who underwent open reduction and internal fixation of his right hip
After administering the medication, the nurse realizes that she administered a 10 mg tablet instead of the prescribed 5 mg PO. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?
1) No action is necessary because an extra 5 mg of warfarin is not harmful.
2) Call the prescriber and ask her to change the order to 10 mg.
3) Document on the chart that the drug was given and indicate the drug was given in error.
4) Complete an incident report according to the facility's policy.
ANS: 4
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