A health care provider calls a nursing unit to leave a telephone order for a PRN antipyretic medication for a child. The provider tells the nurse to "give PO acetaminophen for a fever greater than 101° F per protocol."
What will the nurse do next?
a. Ask the provider to verify how many mg per kg per dose and how frequently to give the medication.
b. Look up the protocol in the unit manual and write the drug order for the provider to sign.
c. Provide the child's weight to the hospital pharmacist to write the order based on the protocol.
d. Transcribe the verbal order to the order sheet as "give PO acetaminophen for a fever greater than 101° F per protocol."
ANS: A
The components of a drug order include drug name, dose, route, frequency, and any instructions for dosing. A nurse receiving a telephone order should "read back" the order from the provider that includes this information. The provider, and not the nurse or the pharmacist, is responsible for writing the order with all components.
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