The nurse receives this order: "Administer Ativan (lorazepam) 0.1 mg IV whenever seizure occurs." The nurse recognizes this as which type of medication order?
1. Stat order
2. Single order
3. Routine order
4. PRN order
Correct Answer: 4
PRN orders are administered only when predetermined circumstances occur, such as pain, seizures, insomnia, and so on, so this is a PRN order to be given only when a seizure occurs. It is not a single order because it specifies the medication is to be given "whenever" a seizure occurs, indicating it may be given multiple times. Stat orders are orders requesting a medication be given immediately. Routine orders are given on a regular basis, without condition, and usually on a specific schedule, whether twice per day, every other day, weekly, or any schedule indicated by the medication in question.
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