Author Question: The nurse is reviewing a list of verbal medication orders. Which is the proper notation of the dose ... (Read 55 times)

nummyann · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is reviewing a list of verbal medication orders. Which is the proper notation of the dose of the drug ordered?

a. Digoxin .125 mg
b. Digoxin .1250 mg
c. Digoxin 0.125 mg
d. Digoxin 0.1250 mg

Question 2

During a period of time when the computerized

medication order system was down, the prescriber wrote admission orders, and the nurse is transcribing them. The nurse is having diffi-culty transcribing one order because of the prescriber's handwriting. Which is the best action for the nurse to take at this time?
a. Ask a colleague what the order says.
b. Contact the prescriber to clarify the order.
c. Wait until the prescriber makes rounds again to clarify the order.
d. Ask the patient what medications he takes at home.