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A home care nurse receives a physician order for a medication that the patient does not want to take because the patient has a history of side effects from this medication.
 
  The nurse carefully listens to the patient, considers it in light of the patient's condition, questions its appropriateness, and examines alternative treatments. What is the nurse's best action?
  a. Call the physician, explain rationale, and suggest a different medication.
  b. Consult an experienced nurse on whether there are other similar treatments.
  c. Hold the drug until the physician returns to the unit and can be questioned.
  d. Question other staff as to the physician's acceptance of nursing input.
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this is exactly what I needed
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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