Author Question: The physician prescribes warfarin 5 mg orally at 1800 for a patient. After administering the ... (Read 73 times)

humphriesbr@me.com · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The physician prescribes warfarin 5 mg orally at 1800 for a patient. After administering the medication, the nurse realizes that she administered a 10 mg tablet instead of the prescribed 5 mg PO. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?

a. No action is necessary because an extra 5 mg of warfarin is not harmful.
b. Call the prescriber and ask her to change the order to 10 mg.
c. Document on the chart that the drug was given and indicate the drug was given in error.
d. Complete an incident report according to the facility's policy.

Question 2

Which action should the nurse take to relax the vastus lateralis muscle before administering an intramuscular injection into the site?

a. Apply a warm compress.
b. Massage the site in a circular motion.
c. Apply a soothing lotion.
d. Have the client assume a sitting position.