At a nursing facility, the nurse is preparing to give a client her morning medications. One medication is new, and the ordered drug is a different strength than what she has on hand. The nurse has checked, and both the drug and what is on hand are the same measure. What should the nurse do after calculating the dosage?
a. Check for a reasonable range.
b. Give the medication.
c. Recalculate in another system of calculation.
d. None of the above.
a. Check for a reasonable range.
FEEDBACK:
a. The nurse should check for reasonableness that the dose is within the normal limits. If unsure, the nurse should check with the pharmacist or physician. It is better to err on the side of caution than to make a medication error.
b. Giving the medication without checking for reasonableness would not be a safe practice. .
c. Recalculating in another system may not be useful if your math is off. It is prudent to ask someone to recheck it with you. .
d. This is incorrect. .
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