If a Narcotic Has Been Drawn Up, but It Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

If a narcotic has been drawn up, but it is not administered, what is the MOST correct procedure?

• A) Discard the medication and note it in the patient's record.
• B) Discard the medication with a witness present and chart in the patient record that it was not given and the reason for withholding it.Then record the waste in the controlled substance records.
• C) Discard the medication with a witness present and chart in the patient record that it was not given with the reason for withholding it.
• D) Discard the medication with a witness present and record the waste in the controlled substance records.

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