The nurse is preparing to administer a controlled substance. Which action must the nurse take first if controlled medication is discarded?
a. Count the amount of medication daily.
b. Document the amount wasted.
c. Have a nurse witness the wasting of the drug.
d. Administer the unused portion on another patient.
C
The nurse discards the unused portion of the patient's controlled substance medication and has another nurse witness the event; then both nurses document the transaction. The nurse follows agency policy about discarding controlled substances. Controlled substances are counted and ve-rified at a frequency determined by regulatory agencies and the institution to prevent unautho-rized administration. Documenting the amount wasted occurs after the waste has been discarded and witnessed by another nurse. Unused portions of the patient's medication may not be admi-nistered to another patient, even if they are kept sterile.
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