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An order is written for (phenytoin) Dilantin 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 prescriber meant to write for hydromorphone (Dilaudid). What should the nurse do? a. Give the patient Dilaudid, as it was meant to be written.
  b. Call the prescriber to clarify and justify the order.
  c. Administer the medication and monitor the patient frequently.
  d. Refuse to give the medication and notify the nurse supervisor.
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