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Which action will the nurse take if a dosage is unclear on a health care provider's order?
 
  a. Ask the patient what dosage was given in the past.
  b. Ask another physician to determine the correct dosage.
  c. Tell the patient that the medication will not be given.
  d. Contact the health care provider to verify the correct dosage.
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ANS: D
Any questionable orders should be verified by the health care provider who wrote the orders. The patient is not a reliable source of verification. The physician who wrote the order should verify it. It would be a medication error to withhold the dose instead of verifying it.
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