A client is prescribed a medication that the nurse has never administered and information about the ...

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Following the physician's order is important, but the nurse is still responsible to know and understand the medication, its action, and its adverse actions as well as its interactions with other medications.
Rationale 2: The nurse should clearly understand all nursing interventions to be implemented and question any that are not understood. The nurse is responsible for intelligent implementation of medical and surgical plans of care. The pharmacist would be the most appropriate reference point for this nurse to begin to research this problem.
Rationale 3: The client should be informed about the medications and treatments, but the nurse does not utilize the client for scientific knowledge and professional standards of care.
Rationale 4: The pharmacist would be the most appropriate reference point for this nurse to begin to research this problem.