The nurse is reviewing the patient's admission medication orders. What order would the nurse to question?
A) Digoxin .5 mg orally now–give one dose only
B) Lasix 20 mg. IV every 4 hours times 3
C) Gentamicin 80 mg IV to infuse over 1 hour every 12 hours
D) Acetaminophen 650 mg PO every 4 hours as needed for pain
A
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The nurse should question the order for Digoxin.5 mg to make sure 0.5 mg is meant versus 5 mg, or what should have been ordered which is 0.05 mg. There should always be a 0 before a decimal point if no other number is present to make sure the decimal point is seen. The remaining orders could be administered as written.
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