The nurse reviewing prescription refill request messages would collaborate with the physician regarding a request for which drug?
1. Morphine
2. Cannabis
3. Meperidine
4. An anabolic steroid
4
Rationale 1: Morphine is a Schedule II drug. Telephone prescription requests are not allowed. The client must be examined by a physician prior to a new prescription being written.
Rationale 2: Cannabis is a Schedule I drug. Telephone prescriptions requests are not allowed.
Rationale 3: Meperidine is a Schedule II drug. Telephone prescription requests are not allowed.
Rationale 4: Anabolic steroids are Schedule III drugs. Telephone prescription refills are allowed.
Global Rationale: Schedule I and II drugs cannot be ordered via the telephone. The client must been examined by a physician prior to a new prescription being written. Morphine and meperidine are Schedule II drugs. Cannabis is a Schedule I drug. Anabolic steroids are Schedule III drugs. Telephone prescription refills are allowed.
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