The community health nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a patient in the patient's home. The order reads "amoxicillin as directed BID PO." The nurse will perform which action?
a. Administer the medication as ordered on the prescription label.
b. Ask the patient to take the medication as ordered.
c. Contact the provider to confirm the correct dose of the medication.
d. Review the drug information to verify the correct dose.
ANS: C
The home nurse must have a complete order for giving medications including name of medication, dose, route, frequency, so the nurse should contact the provider to ascertain the dose. The prescription label may be outdated if the provider has changed the regimen.
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