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Title: The nurse is reviewing the client's chart for new orders, and finds the nurse practitioner has ... Post by: Ahmedempty on Jan 18, 2018 The nurse is reviewing the client's chart for new orders, and finds the nurse practitioner has ordered a chest x-ray and antibiotics to be provided prior to discharge. The nurse does which of the following?
1. Carry out the orders as written. 2. Notify the physician of the nurse practitioner's orders for verification. 3. Notify the supervisor of the orders. 4. Tell the nurse practitioner to carry out the orders. Title: The nurse is reviewing the client's chart for new orders, and finds the nurse practitioner has ... Post by: stone.kaleb on Jan 18, 2018 1
Rationale 1: The nurse practitioner has prescriptive authority, and may order diagnostic tests and medications, so the nurse should carry out the orders as written. There is no need to notify the supervisor, and the nurse, not the nurse practitioner, would carry out the orders. There is no need to obtain approval from the physician for these orders unless the nurse questions the correctness of the order, and then the nurse practitioner, not the physician, would be consulted. |