A client refuses a p.o. medication and provides the nurse with a reason for refusing the medication. What should the nurse's action be?
a. Inform the client they cannot refuse a medication.
b. Report it to the nurse manager.
c. Administer the medication by an injectable route.
d. Document the refusal and inform the prescriber.
Question 2
The health care provider writes medication orders at 8 AM on March 10, 2014, for a client and signs the orders. Which order(s) should the nurse question? (Select all that apply.) ___________________ __________
a. Lasix 20 mg p.o. daily
b. Digoxin 0.125 mg p.o. everyday
c. Ampicillin 250 mg q6h
d. Multivitamin daily
e. Colace 200 mg p.o. t.i.d.
f.
Tylenol 650 mg p.r.n. for pain
Establishing a caring and trusting relationship helps the client come to terms with a terminal illne
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
The nurse cares for the postop client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
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Different types of medication require different routes of administration.
The nurse begins the general survey