A patient calls the clinic and tells the nurse that a newly prescribed medication isn't working. What is the nurse's next action?
a. Notify the provider and discuss increasing the dose.
b. Question the patient about compliance with the regimen.
c. Review the drug information with the patient.
d. Suggest the patient discuss changing medications with the provider.
ANS: C
It is important for patients to understand the therapeutic effects and expected time frame for effects to occur. The nurse should review this with the patient first to make sure the patient's expectations are consistent with the drug's effects. The dose should not be increased or the drug changed until it is determined that the drug is not working as it should. Questioning the patient about compliance first assumes that the patient is doing something wrong. The nurse may question the patient about compliance after reviewing the drug information.
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