After Checking the Following Newly Written Prescription on a Client's

question 4

Multiple Choice

After checking the following newly written prescription on a client's chart-Aspirin, 81 mg p.o.q.d., starting today-the nurse should take which action?

• A)Transcribe the order as written onto the medication administration record (MAR).
• B)Check with the pharmacist to verify that the client is not allergic to aspirin.
• C)Request that the pharmacist send a dose immediately to begin therapy.
• D)Contact the primary care provider to verify the abbreviation q.d.

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Definitions:

Caregivers

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Responsive

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Basic Needs

Fundamental requirements for human survival and well-being, which typically include food, water, shelter, and safety.

Trust Versus Mistrust

The first stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, where an infant learns to trust or mistrust their caregivers and the world based on the care they receive.