A nurse has taken a telephone order from a physician for an emergency medication. The dose of the medication is abnormally high. What should the nurse do next?
A) Administer the medication based on the order
B) Question the order for the medication
C) Refuse to administer the medication
D) Document concerns about the order
Ans: B
The nurse should question any physician order that is ambiguous, contraindicated by normal practice (such as an abnormally high medication dose), or contraindicated by the client's present condition. The nurse should not administer the medication, refuse to administer the medication without contacting the physician, or document concerns about the order without doing anything further.
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