Prior to providing a preschool-age child with a prescribed dose of medication, the nurse is concerned that the child is underweight. Which should the nurse do at this time?
A) Give the child the prescribed dose.
B) Give the child one half the ordered dose.
C) Call the child's physician and alert to the dosage error.
D) Measure the child's height and weight and check whether the dose is correct.
D
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Before administering any medication to a child, confirm that the dose prescribed is correct for the child's weight or body surface area. The nurse should not give the child the prescribed dose or one half the ordered dose. A dosage error has not occurred. The nurse is just calculating the dose according to the child's current correct weight.
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