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Title: An order is written for phenytoin 500 mg IM q3-4h prn for pain. The nurse recognizes that treatment ... Post by: lesh0402 on Jan 18, 2018 An order is written for phenytoin 500 mg IM q3-4h prn for pain. The nurse recognizes that treatment of pain is not a standard therapeutic indication for this drug. The nurse believes that the health care provider meant to write hydromorphone.
What should the nurse do? a. Call the health care provider to clarify the order. b. Give the patient hydromorphone, as it was meant to be written. c. Administer the medication and monitor the patient frequently. d. Refuse to give the medication and notify the nurse supervisor. Title: An order is written for phenytoin 500 mg IM q3-4h prn for pain. The nurse recognizes that treatment ... Post by: rosamarquez on Jan 18, 2018 Content hidden
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