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A client tells the nurse, "This pill is a different color than the one that I usually
take at home". Which is the best response by the nurse?
1. Go ahead and take medicine
2. I will recheck your medication orders
3. Maybe the doctor ordered a different medication
4. I'll leave the pill here while I check with the doctor.
2. I will recheck your medication orders
The following medications are listed on a client's medication administration
record (MAR). Which medication order should the nurse question?
1. Lasix 40 mg, po, STAT
2. Ampicillin 500 mg, q6h, IVPB
3. Humulin L (Lente) insulin 36 units, subcutaneously, every morning before
breakfast
4. Codeine q4-6h, po, prn for pain
Option 4 because dosage is missing from this order
The primary care provider prescribed 5 mL of a medication to be given deep
intramuscular for a 40 year old female who is 5'7" tan and weighs 135 pounds.