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jc611

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Your patient is discharged from the hospital. All the medications the patient was taking that are classified as controlled substances must be given to:
 
  1. the patient at discharge.
  2. the patient's family at discharge.
  3. the hospital pharmacy after the patient's discharge.
  4. another hospital patient after the patient's discharge.

Question 2

An order states that a drug should be administered on an empty stomach. This generally means that the nurse should give the drug when? You may select more than one answer.
 
  A. One hour or more before a meal
  B. Only after an 8-hour fast
  C. Only after the patient has missed a meal
  D. At least 2 hours after a meal
  E. With liquids but not solids within 12 hours


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Chelseyj.hasty

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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All controlled substances ordered for a patient but not used while the patient is in the hospital go back to the pharmacy when the patient is discharged.

Answer to Question 2

A, D


jc611

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
:D TYSM

Mochi

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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